• Sermon - Year B

    23rd Sunday in Ordinary time

    Last Friday I had to go to Glasgow for a funeral. I was worried about the condition of the roads because of the constant rain. I left early in the morning. By the time I had been on the road for 10 minutes I had been almost killed 3 times, when my car suddenly hit deep puddles. After Craigallachie the…

  • Sermon - Year B

    21st Sunday in Ordinary time

    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…

  • Sermon - Year B

    20th Sunday in Ordinary time

    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…