Archives for November 2016

A year’s end Today we have reached the end of the Christian year. Next Sunday we celebrate the beginning of a new year with the first Sunday in Advent.  This last Sunday of the year is also sometimes called the feast of Christ the King. The kingship of Christ At a time when there is […]

Today we remember those who have given their lives in wars over the past century.  The choice of date to remember is linked, of course, to the ending of the First World War, a war in which loss of life was so terrible that Remembrance Sunday was instituted as an attempt to give some meaning […]

November: a time for contemplation During this time we are invited to contemplate the Kingdom of God and how kingdom values affect our lives. Exploring and living with ‘Kingdom values’ steers us towards the parables of Jesus, with their emphasis on eternal values such as charity and getting our relationships right and re-considering where our […]