Holy Wednesday, 31.03.21: From the Office of Readings
First Reading Hebrews 12:14-29 The approach to the mountain of the Living God Always be wanting peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one can ever see the Lord. Be careful that no one is deprived of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness...
Holy Tuesday, 30.03.21: From the Office of Readings
First Reading Hebrews 12:1-13 Let us run to Christ our Guide in the struggle With so many witnesses in a great cloud on every side of us, we too, then, should throw off everything that hinders us, especially the sin that clings so easily, and keep running steadily in the...
Holy Monday, 29.03.21: From the Office of Readings
First Reading Hebrews 10:19-39 Brothers, through the blood of Jesus we have the right to enter the sanctuary, by a new way which he has opened for us, a living opening through the curtain, that is to say, his body. And we have the supreme high priest over all the...
Palm Sunday, 28.03.21: Fatal Attraction
I recall years ago watching the film “Fatal Attraction.” Dan and Beth are happily married with a little girl. One weekend, when Beth is away, Dan has an affair with a woman he meets through work, called Alex. Dan saw it as being over, but Alex didn’t. In a series...
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Scotland’s Bishops’ Statement on Organ Donation
Statement ‘The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland acknowledges organ donation after death as a noble and meritorious act to be encouraged as an expression of generous solidarity. It is a gift and a sign of great love for one’s neighbour. However, fundamental to the generous act of organ donation is its voluntary nature and, thus,...