Today’s Gospel passage for the Feast of St Andrew begins; ‘As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast in the lake, for they were fishermen.’ Jesus calls two men, two men who shared the same upbringing …
Monthly Archives: November 2012
The Stars will Come Falling from Heaven
Today’s Gospel passage, Mark 13:24-32, on first sight, presents us with something of a challenge. Apocalyptic language is a little alien to many of us and something to which we probably don’t pay a great deal of attention, unless it is forced upon us. As a student in the 80s I often passed a man at Oxford …
Following your Heart
Last week I attended a conference run by the National Office for Vocation. You might expect it to be vocations rather than vocation and therein lies the clue to the content of the day. The speakers highlighted the need for developing a ‘culture of vocation.’ Each one of us is called to respond to our baptismal promises. …