The story began happily: Jesus had healed some people and then, in this remote place, about five thousand others gathered round him. There, Jesus performed another miracle: he multiplied food and everybody had enough to eat. Eventually, his popularity rose so high that people wanted to proclaim him as king. But right after that everything seemed to go wrong: Jesus…
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You will recall that four weeks ago in our readings Jesus multiplied food for about five thousand people who had gathered to listen to him. They were so amazed by the miracle that they followed Jesus to Capernaum, a village on the lakeside. They found him in the local synagogue. The Lord started to explain and clarify the real meaning…
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It was my first hike in the Cairngorms and it rained for most of the route, making it long and dull.
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About two months ago I was going to say mass in Tombae and then in Lossiemouth. There was a gap between the two masses big enough to have a hike. I had checked the forecast – it was not so bad: cloudy, but not rainy. So I decided to climb a hill in Glenlivet called Cook’s Cairn. First stage is…
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Today’s story from the gospel must have been very moving for the people, who heard it from the Apostles. These people struggled every day to live; they were familiar with hunger. This miracle would have impressed them greatly. And anyone who could perform such a miracle would have seemed utterly supernatural. In the history of the world we find many people…