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  Dear Friends, In this Sunday’s Gospel, our Blessed Lord asked his disciples, “Who do people say I am?” In other words, “What do they think of me? What sort of image do they have of me?” And we heard, in the answer, what crazy ideas people had of him:- some thought that he was John the Baptist come back to life, others thought that he was one of the ancient prophets come … [Read more...] about Newsletter 16.09.18.

Dear Friends It is part of our contemporary culture to judge people by how they look and dress. St James in today’s second reading challenges us to think again! It is a challenge of faith - ‘the making of distinctions between classes of people’ is incompatible with faith in Jesus Christ. This is a real challenge to everyone who wishes to live by the values of the Gospel. We … [Read more...] about Newsletter 09.09.18.

Dear Friends Today’s readings all speak about the Word of God. In the Old Testament it is revealed in the Law that God gave his people to set them apart from their pagan neighbours and to give them moral guidance. St James tells us to ‘submit to the word which has been planted in you’. In the Gospel Jesus accuses the Pharisees of ‘putting aside the commandments of God’ - of … [Read more...] about Newsletter 02.09.18.