Ss Peter & Paul scripture
The tension that Paul and Peter hold is one that fascinates me. They need one another to balance each other out and yet it can be harrowing when the tension is strained. From all accounts, Peter was inclined…
Sunday 12 scripture
Mark 4:35-41 The well known and somewhat clichéd Vivien Greene quotation, “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass . . . it’s about learning to dance in the rain”, came to mind when I was reflecting on the gospel for this Sunday. I’m...
Sunday 11 scripture
Looking at the mustard seeds I have in my spice rack, the thought of one of these becoming almost like a tree seems quite preposterous. I always imagined a barren wasteland and suddenly a mustard tree in its centre.
Trinity Sunday scripture
The Gospel in today’s Mass is the very last paragraph of Matthew’s gospel and the episode takes place on a mountain. Biblical mountains are special places of revelation of God – the episode at the burning bush (Ex 3:1), the giving of the ten commandments on...
Easter 6 scripture
The first reading from Acts in today’s Mass is part of a discussion about whether or not Gentiles (or ‘pagans’ as translated in the lectionary) could be included in the new Christian community that was emerging …
Easter 4 scripture
Reading this Gospel passage again, I’m struck not by the characteristics of the ideal first-century shepherd, but by what Jesus says about his life: ‘I lay down my life in order to take it up again. No-one takes it from me …