May 30, 2024

Thursday’s gospel – Master, let me see again. How remarkable that the blind beggar could put into perspective the saving grace and divinity of Jesus as the Christ whilst those who lived with him, saw all that he did and listened to his words could not. It’s a timely reminder for us: just because we […]

Wednesday’s gospel – It never sounds good does it when you say to God, “Do me a favour”! James and John must have known what they were doing wasn’t right: they didn’t raise their ambitious intents with Jesus in a discussion with all of the Apostles, but we hear that they approached Jesus, who was

Tuesday’s gospel – We have the opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a follower of Christ. We have just seen the rich young man go away disappointed because he cannot achieve eternal life and the apostles must have thought long and hard about this. How could such an eminently good man be

Monday’s gospel – Today we celebrate the missionary sent by St Gregory the Great to evangelise the English, St Augustine. He has a mixed reputation. He did not want to come to England, but he obeyed; when he arrived he spent time converting the first tribe he reached in Kent, but did not go much