Posts by Julianne Chatfield

Candlemas Homily.

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Here is Fr Neil’s Candlemas Homily: The gospel tells of an ordinary, every day event in the life of the People of God and in the ministry of the Temple. The law required the presenting of a first-born male, who belongs to the Lord. The child was to be redeemed at the cost of 5 […]

Washing up listening: Insight into ecumenism.

Saturday 1 February 2014

Sometimes, when washing up gets boring, I listen to something. This week I listened to an audio of a talk given by the philosopher Peter Kreeft, entitled “Ecumenism without compromise.” (For those who take in information better when it is read, here is the transcript.) It is very thought provoking and while I was listening, […]

A call to leave the shadows.

Friday 31 January 2014

Last Sunday’s readings continue the theme of revealing Christ and of our vocation. The Gospel has the fulfilling of Isaiah’s prophecy and Jesus proclaiming the Kingdom of Heaven. He then calls the first disciples, who leave everything and follow him. Here is a summary of Fr Neil’s homily: Important to our self-understanding and us are […]

Considering the Prayer Vigil.

Thursday 30 January 2014

With our second prayer vigil done and dusted, now is the time to consider the responses. A prayer vigil can be done to deepen the prayer life of the community which is praying and indeed we found this to be the case last time. It also gives us an opportunity to prayerfully consider issues which […]

Vocation as Reflection.

Friday 24 January 2014

The Sunday readings for the last two weeks have spoken of vocation, Christ’s and ours. I was struck by the fact that our vocation isn’t really ‘ours’. Sometimes as individuals we are very aware of God’s grace calling us to a change or to fufill a particular role. Sometimes we can talk about our sense […]

Behold the Lamb!

Thursday 23 January 2014

This week, the readings for Sunday returns to Isaiah’s Servant passages and to John the Baptist. The readings from this time of year focus on the revealing of who Jesus is. This week we hear John proclaim that Jesus is the Lamb of God. Here is a summary of Fr Neil’s Sermon on these themes. […]