Sermon for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2nd August 2026

The Feeding of the Five Thousand must be one of the best known of Jesus’ miracles. In fact it’s so well-known that it’s become a common metaphor for any instance of stretching meagre resources to feed or to help in some way a large number of people. But as well as being a well-known miracle of Jesus, it’s also been seen one of theContinue reading “Sermon for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2nd August 2026”

Sermon for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 26 July 2026

From my late teens into my early 20s, one of the highlights of my family’s  life were the annual boating holidays we used to take. Once or twice we cruised the Thames, but usually we spent those holidays on the Norfolk Broads. And one of the places we always visited while we were on theContinue reading “Sermon for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 26 July 2026”

Sermon for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 19th July 2026

One of the required elements of our services on Sundays and at major feasts of the Church, is that we say the Creed. As we know, the Creed is a statement of our beliefs which is obvious from the opening words “We believe in…” And among the things we say that we believe in isContinue reading “Sermon for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 19th July 2026”