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The Marks of the True Prophet
Homily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary time 2012 (year B) One of my favourite cartoon characters is Garfield. I like his clever and short lines but have substance in it. One of the things he said which made me think really is this: ‘I can’t like everything, because a lot of stuff stinks.’ It takes time […]
Prophets and Prophecy
Homily for Sunday XIV B 2012 Today’s readings focus on prophets and prophecy, so perhaps we need to clarify our ideas about who and what they are. Prophecy was a revelation from God to the prophet, which it was his task to transmit to others. It was not necessarily prediction, although it often did involve […]
Doubt and faith: Healthy tension
Reflection on the Feast of St Thomas, the Apostle (3 July 2012) Morning prayer of the Church Evening prayer of the Church Today is the feast of St Thomas, the apostle. He is popularly dubbed as the ‘doubting Thomas’ […]
