Peter Blog a few random thoughts

On the first week of May this country will go to the polls to vote for who we wish to have in power over the next five years. It is something that we should all take seriously. We should try and make an informed decision in conscience. If you are like me you may have already got sick and tired of the rhetoric and spin that comes with the General election. But, why do we not listen to politicians any more or if we do we listen to it with a small pinch of salt. When we listen to today’s Gospel we can see that the people listened to Jesus. Why? The answer comes in the opening of the Gospel “And his teaching made a deep impression on them because, unlike the scribes, he taught them with authority.” We all strive to listen to people who speak with authority and something that is new. Jesus spoke something that was new. He preaching spoke to them because unlike the modern day Politian his words and actions ran parallel with each other. What happens then when we listen to this new ...

Jesus in today’s Gospel tells us to “Repent and Believe the Good News.” This message is not only a message for the time of Jesus but a message for us today. It is something that as Christians we are engaged with every day. In the office of the Church there is an opportunity at the end of the day to look back over the day and look at where maybe we need to change and do better. To examine our Conscience and try and do better the next day is something that we can all do. And then after doing that examination ask the Lord’s forgiveness. It may mean that we need to the next day or over the next week to go to Confession and have that wonderful sacrament of healing. But the second phrase of what Jesus says is also something that we can do as well every day. “Believe the Good News.” What is this Good News? This Good news is first of all that we are loved by God but also that he died for our Sins. When I mediate on this I often think about the Cross. Here is that Good news made manife...