Hopes of a Pilgrim
My pilgrimage to Rome was a special Pilgrimage of Hope. As Pope Francis said: “hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come, despite our not knowing…
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July 19, 2025
Sent on a Journey
Isaiah 66:10-14; Galatians 6:14-18; Luke 10:1-12,17-20 In the first part of Isaiah 66, we hear about God’s judgement over people who don’t observe the Laws given by God. Those who…
July 5, 2025
St Peter & St Paul
Acts 3:1-10; Galatians 1:11-20; John 21:15-19 Miracles draw attention to God’s presence. Jesus was known as a ‘miracle-worker’.In this encounter of Peter with a man who was unable to walk,…
June 28, 2025
Corpus Christi
Genesis 14:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 9:11-17 Melchizedek was a priest, the king of Salem and a righteous man. According to some sources, his name means ‘king’ (melek) and ‘righteous’ (sedeq).…
June 21, 2025
The Holy Trinity
Proverbs 8:22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Wisdom was there first…God created the world with wisdom. Not by accident, but with full knowledge and even more, with wisdom. The heavens, the…
June 15, 2025
Our Advocate, the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1-11; Romans 8:8-17; John 14:15-16,23-26 ‘When Pentecost day came round…’ At the time Luke mentions Pentecost, it was the Greek name of a Jewish celebration that is today called…
June 7, 2025
Jesus & The Holy Spirit
Acts 7:55-60; Apocalypse 22:12-14,16-17,20; John 17:20-26 ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them’. These words by Stephen after he was stoned reminds us of Luke 23:34, where Jesus is…
June 1, 2025
Missionaries & Leaders
Acts 15:1-2,22-29; Apocalypse 21:10-14,22-23; John 14:23-29 Paul and Barabas had come to support the apostles in their work to spread the Good News in Iconeum, in today’s Turkey. The people…
May 25, 2025
Diary of a Pilgrim – Part VI
The Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of Saint Mary Major) is the fourth of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome that the group from Bamberg visits.This basilica is the largest…
May 23, 2025
Diary of a Pilgrim – Part V
The square around the Lateran Palace is amazing: the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, the Basilica of St John Lateran, the Porta Santa, the Scala Santa and the…
May 22, 2025