Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

In the early 1960’s, the blue-eyed boy of Roman Catholic theology was a man called Hans Küng. In 1968, he wrote a book called The Church which he sincerely hoped would serve as a theological basis for a reconciliation between the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches; in fact, he actually dedicated the book to theContinue reading “Sermon for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 12) 27th August 2023”

This morning’s Gospel reading is one that I know a good number of people have some difficulty with. For one thing, Jesus appears at first to be reluctant to help the woman who’s come to him with her troubles; initially he seems to completely ignore her, in fact. And then there’s the language that JesusContinue reading “Sermon for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 11) 20th August 2023”

I’ve no doubt that most of us here will have seen a film, or perhaps a cartoon, in which a character in the story is faced with a problem, usually some kind of moral dilemma, and as they ponder what to do, two small characters suddenly pop up on their shoulders. One, usually on theirContinue reading “Sermon for the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 10) 13th August 2023”