Life Quickens
Father Terry writes: In the final trimester of a woman's pregnancy, the life quickens within her. The baby kicks and makes its presence...
Rejoice!
Father Terry writes: We read in the gospel today that a feeling of expectancy had grown among the people (Luke 3.15). It was a time when...
Christ comes for all
Father Terry writes: To stand at the remaining wall of the Temple in Jerusalem and observe is to be astonished at the variety of Jews who...
The Importance of Integrity
When I looked at the readings for this Sunday there was a word that seemed to me to emerge from each of the readings. It was a word that...
Victory in Christ
Father Terry writes: I’ve lost track of the disaster movies that I have seen advertised. Every few years seems to bring a new film,...
A servant to all and a generous spirit
Father Terry writes: With today’s gospel (Mark 12.38-44) we may omit the first paragraph, and you can see why. This paragraph makes...
Spiritually blind
Father Terry writes: I sometimes wonder how disabled people feel about biblical references to such handicaps. Blindness is often used in...
A life of service
Father Terry writes: When James and John approached Jesus trying to wheedle promotion out of him, they were simply acting out the kind of...
Valuing the Wisdom that Comes with Age
Father Terry writes: Old age has a bad press in the UK. It becomes the source of endless jokes. It spawned comedies like One Foot in...
Marriage
The readings this weekend are both challenging and beautiful at the same time, and it is important that we hold them together. In Genesis...
