At one point in the Gospel of John, Jesus says that he has not spoken on his own authority but has spoken only what the Father told him to say. In the section from John which we have just heard, Jesus says that he was born for one thing: to...

As we approach the end of the Church’s Year, or the Liturgical Year, we are given readings from the Word of God which direct our gaze towards the end of time itself. Traditionally, November has been the time to reflect on what are called the “last things”: death, judgment, heaven...