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Sometimes in life and in faith, we imagine there is a magic formula to success. The truth is often a lot more ordinary and straightforward. Fr Richard reflects on today’s readings from Mass. Readings for Monday of the 5th week of Easter can be found here. Browse around any well-known bookstore and you are boundContinue reading “No magic formula”

Fr Richard Green, Vicar of St Paul’s Church, Grangetown A Cardiff church will hold a special service next month to mark the anniversary of a Doctor Who episode filmed in the area. St Paul’s Church in Grangetown will host the event at 11:00 on 17 May, marking the broadcast of Father’s Day, first shown on Doctor Who on 14 MayContinue reading “Grangetown church to host Doctor Who-themed service marking episode anniversary”

How can we extend a real welcome to all? Here’s today’s reflection for Mass

Organisations are prone to develop long and convoluted mission statements which can mean very little. By contrast Jesus in Mark’s Gospel gives the church a mission which is simple, clear and direct. Fr Richard reflects on today’s readings from Mass. Readings for the Feast of St Mark the Evangelist can be found here. A featureContinue reading “God’s mission statement”

God frequently confounds our expectations and does things we might find shocking. But he does this in order to demonstrate more clearly his purposes. Fr Richard reflects on today’s readings from Mass. Readings for Friday of the third week of Easter can be found here. Think of one of the world’s mega-rich, the multi-millionaires andContinue reading “The God who shocks”

The story of the baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch reminds us that the good news of Jesus is for everyone, regardless of nationality or background. Fr Richard reflects on today’s readings from Mass. Readings for Thursday of the third week of Easter can be found here. Have you ever had the experience of being excludedContinue reading “A place for all”

Stephen the first Christian martyr gives us a wonderful example of how to follow Jesus is his closeness to God and his willingness to forgive. Fr Richard reflects on today’s readings from Mass. Readings for Tuesday of the third week of Easter can be found here. Think of some of the greatest painters from theContinue reading “Follow the master”

Sometimes our efforts in this life run into difficulties or opposition, and this can leave us feeling discouraged. Stephen, however, gives an example of focussing on the eternal not the transient. Fr Richard reflects on today’s readings from Mass. Readings for Monday of the third week of Easter can be found here. If it hasn’tContinue reading “Eternal focus”

Today’s Mass readings show the difference which is made to people when they encounter and spend time with the risen Jesus. Fr Richard reflects on what this means for us. Readings for Easter Saturday can be found here. Have you ever noticed a visible difference in someone after they’ve been somewhere or had some experience?Continue reading “The power of encounter”

Sometimes places can have associations of failure and pain. The story of Simon Peter in today’s Gospel shows how the risen Jesus can transform these places into ones of hope and renewal. Readings for Easter Friday can be found here. In 2011 Queen Elizabeth II paid a state visit to Ireland, the first by aContinue reading “A place transformed”