The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a; Psalm 85; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33 “But all will be well, and all will be well, and all manner of things will be well”. The repetitive … Continue reading →

The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time2020 – Cycle AIsaiah 55:1-3; Psalm 145; Romans 8:35, 37-39; Matthew 14:13-21“When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place to be alone”.It’s an opening phrase we easily overlook. We skip over to the big event, the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. “When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place to be alone”. There is a sadn

The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Psalm 119; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52 An understanding, listening heart is quite different from a listening, understanding ear, is it not? Though my question straddles metaphor … Continue reading →

The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Psalm 86; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43 What has it been like for you to pray during the last four months? Obviously the public and communal worship of … Continue reading →