De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Welcome to my reflection on this week's Sunday readings at Mass, where I look at the Scripture we will hear at Mass on Sunday in its historical, social and theological context to see what wisdom can be gleaned. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I sincerely hope that this reflection will inspire you, answer some questions you may have, help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is and perhaps begin to share some of my love and passion for the Bible as you begin to comprehend how layered and multi-faceted, and what a carefully considered part of the Mass the readings are. If you want to know how these posts came about, please read my first post in this series here . This Sunday the theme for the readings might be summed up as: Jesus Our Saviour, Our Life The readings are: Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalm: 32:4-5, 18-20, 22; Response: v. 22. Second Reading: Hebrews 4: 14-16. Gospel: Mark 10: 35-45 First, a little preliminary survey of each of the books....

"Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."  Ps 119:105 Welcome to this, the fifty-fifth of my reflections on the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass. I have been on holiday for a couple of weeks and while I pre-prepared my weekly posts, a lack of wifi availability made it difficult to post them (rather frustratingly). In any case, I have decided to post them retrospectively for anyone who is interested, and since they are quite a bit of work! I have undertaken this project, regularly posting background information on the readings at Sunday Mass as part of my own prayer life. I have found it helps me to do a little study before I go to Mass about the readings, what the theme of the week is, how it follows on from the previous week's readings and what is being said. In sharing this, I hope to help you too get more from the Bible and Sunday Scripture readings. Perhaps it might give you confidence in the value and legitimacy of the Bible, or...

Welcome to this, the thirteenth of my reflections on the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass.  Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I sincerely hope that this reflection will inspire you, answer some questions you may have, help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is and perhaps begin to share some of my love and passion for the Bible as you begin to comprehend how layered and multi-faceted, and what a carefully considered part of the Mass the readings are. If you want to know how these posts came about, please read my first post in this series  here . This Sunday the theme for the readings might be summed up as: Jesus Our Saviour, Our Life The readings are: Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalm: 32:4-5, 18-20, 22; Response: v. 22. Second Reading: Hebrews 4: 14-16. Gospel: Mark 10: 35-45 First, a little preliminary survey of each of the books. I will post the same, or similar prelims week on week, for each book as we encount...