On this last Sunday in the Season of Creation, the Word tells us how God completed creation: by creating marriage. It is he who joins man and woman together as one, in flesh and in spirit. Marriage is God’s masterpiece of creation. He alone designed it; he alone defines what...

Below are the notes used for the above. The Eucharistic Prayer   Many prayers in liturgy: opening prayers, blessing of water, consecration of priest. Pride of place to EP.   More than a prayer. Words of Christ prayed by Church which bring about central action. Work of redemption. Sacrifice of...

As far as I know, we have no photographs of Jesus. Nor TV, nor YouTube live-streaming, nor audio-recordings. We do have lots of writings about him, but nothing written by him. He chose to live in a time and in a way where you could only meet him in person....

I recently took a run down to Ardrossan just for a walk and change of scenery. It’s always nice to be able to go back to the old home town, especially when you can take it easy and reminisce. In my lifetime there, we lived in three different houses: Coalhill...

With the image of the true vine, Jesus is talking about himself as the source of true life and fruitfulness. Anyone who is joined to him is a branch on the vine.   We are very aware in these pandemic days of how fragile life is. The vaccines have helped...