Sacred Heart

Ezekiel 34:11-16Romans 5:5-11Luke 15:3-7 Recently I have been revisiting Greg Boyle sj’s book, Tattoos on the Heart. Fr Greg works with gangs in Los Angeles and his book tells the most moving story of how God’s love triumphs through every form of adversity. Fr Greg tells the story of a plane journey he took with …

Corpus Christi

Genesis 14:18-201 Corinthians 11:23-26Luke 9:11-17 As I looked at the readings for today I noticed that there was one word which appeared in all three texts: bread (loaf). In the first reading from Genesis we meet the enigmatic figure of Melchizedek. He is a ‘walk on’ biblical character, disappearing as quickly as he comes. Of …

Pentecost

John 20:19-23 From the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday to the celebration of Pentecost the Church has marked out a path for us to follow. We have walked in the wilderness with Israelites, fasted in the desert with Jesus, followed him as he taught and worked miracles, we have sat at the table in …