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God would much rather that we are honest with him in prayer, even if that honesty reveals aspects of ourselves we would rather keep hidden. Fr Richard reflects on today’s readings from mass. Readings for Saturday of the third week of Lent can be found here. There’s a story about a group of schoolboys whoContinue reading “Honesty”

Sometimes we find it hard to notice what is right in front of us, including God’s word. In today’s reflection on the daily mass readings, Fr Richard considers how we might pay more attention to what God is saying to us. Readings for Thursday of the third week of Lent can be found here. TheContinue reading “Paying attention”

Sometimes the world seems to be a bleak place. Yet the Gospel, and God’s promise of forgiveness, offers the hope of renewal. Fr Richard reflects on today’s readings from Mass. Readings for Tuesday of the third week of Lent can be found here. Recently I was talking to a friend who is the same ageContinue reading “Forgiveness and renewal”

Humans often put up barriers between different groups, but God breaks them down. Here is today’s reflection on the daily mass readings from Fr Richard. Readings for Monday of the third week of Lent can be found here. A few years ago a newspaper ran a light-hearted piece asking people to name the groups theyContinue reading “Breaking down barriers”

Fr Richard considers both the challenge and power of Jesus’ command to love our enemies, which can help to break the cycle of violence in our world. A reflection on the daily mass readings. Readings for Saturday of the first week of Lent can be found here. On 8 November 1987 in the town ofContinue reading “Love your enemies”

We are faced with many choices in life. How do we know the right ones to make, and what their consequences will be? Fr Richard reflects on today’s daily mass readings. Readings for Friday of the first week of Lent can be found here. Often in life we are faced with choices, and it’s notContinue reading “Choices, choices”

No matter our rank or status in this world, we can all come before God in prayer and are equal in his eyes. Fr Richard reflects on the daily mass readings. Readings for Thursday in the first week of Lent can be found here. There was a moving moment during the funeral of Queen ElizabethContinue reading “Equal in prayer”

A oes gennym ni ein llygaid ar agor i sylwi ar Dduw yn ein plith, neu a yw pethau eraill yn tynnu ein sylw? Myfyrodd ar ddarlleniadau dyddiol y Tad Richard. Cliciwch yma am ddarlleniadau heddiw. Click here for today’s readings. Am ddwy flynedd bron, arferwn yrru bob wythnos i weld fy nhad yng NgwladContinue reading “Sylwi ar Dduw … Noticing God”

Prayer was at the heart of Jesus’ life and ministry and so it should be in ours, writes Fr Richard in today’s reflection on the daily mass readings. Readings for Tuesday in the first week of Lent can be found here. On trips to the seaside as a child, whether it be Weston-super-Mare, Burnham-on-Sea orContinue reading “What’s written on the inside?”