Cardinal Brady and the Challenge of Relinquishment
Just one small thing from Cardinal Brady’s sermon at the Cathedral on St Patrick’s Day. I think there is just…
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Mother's Day Reflection
Here is a Mother’s Day reflection given by my wife at Church on Sunday. I liked it because it wasn’t…
A Forgotten Memorial – Prescience
“I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be…
A Forgotten Memorial – The Poor
“The poor you will always have among you” (v7) Is this Jesus’ aspiration for the servant posture of the church?…
A Forgotten Memorial – Communion
Notice in Mark’s account of the Last Supper there is no ‘do this in remembrance of me’ (v22-25). These words…
A Forgotten Memorial – Predators & Servants
The story moves between predators and servants. Religious leaders (v1,2) seeking to prey on Jesus. The friends of Jesus who…
A Forgotten Memorial – Seeing
Seeing. What is seen in the story depends on what you are looking for. Leaders: A way to remove the…
A Forgotten Memorial – Money
What is the place of money in the story? The religious leaders, contemplate a price to remove a threat to…
A Forgotten Memorial – Anonymous
Somehow in the story the woman remains anonymous. And the sacrifice she makes of the expensive perfume, may actually deepen…
A Forgotten Memorial – Death
“She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.” (v8) One of…