It’s a very well-known saying, isn’t it, that when people come to the end of their lives, what they regret most of all isn’t the mistakes they made, nor even their failures, the things they tried to do but didn’t succeed at; no, what they regret most of all are the things that they simplyContinue reading “Sermon for the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 9th February 2025”
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Sermon for The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) 2nd February 2025
If I were to ask what this morning’s Gospel is really all about, what would you say? I’m sure some would say it’s about Jesus being taken to the temple to be presented to the Lord, forty days after his birth, so that Mary and Joseph could perform the Jewish rites of purification that theContinue reading “Sermon for The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) 2nd February 2025”
Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 26th January 2025
I don’t know how many of you watch F1 racing but even if you don’t, I’m sure that there can’t be many, if any, of you who haven’t heard of Lewis Hamilton. And it’s quite understandable that even people who don’t watch, or even particularly like F1 racing, or motor racing of any kind shouldContinue reading “Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 26th January 2025”