Fr. John Writes: “The Spirit drove Jesus out into the wilderness, and he remained there for forty days.” (Mark 1) There are forty days between today, the first Sunday of Lent, and Good Friday....
Months of delusion I have assigned to me . . . restlessly I fret till twilight fails.” (Job 7) Our Old Testament reading this weekend sees the prophet Job struggling to understand why his...
This week has seen us return to so called Ordinary time; we leave behind the white vestments of Christmas and turn to green. Ordinary comes from the latin word ordinalis meaning numbered; we are...