Reflections for March 2026

Palm Sunday starts with an extra gospel reading to set the scene for the beginning of Holy Week, as Jesus makes his triumphant entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11). But our liturgy then quickly pitches us into the later stage of the story, when Jesus is betrayed, captured, tortured and executed (Matthew 26:14—27:66).  Maybe we do […]

Life and death. Most of us probably don’t spend a huge amount of time thinking about it – which is probably all to the good. Those who do find themselves thinking a lot about the death part of the duo are often not in a good place and need help or support. But as we

There is a lot of nonsense talked about how you can look into someone’s eyes and know whether they are trustworthy, or even maybe if you are in love.  Doubtless we have ways to judge people based on small behavioral hints that operate at a level below our conscious awareness. Our relationship with dogs or

For a time that is traditionally associated with fasting, Lent provides an extraordinarily rich feast of scripture readings. We’ve already heard about Jesus’ temptation in the desert; the Transfiguration; the fall of Adam and Eve; Abram setting out for a new, unknown life. Today we hear of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the

This year in our cycle of Lenten readings we hear often about beginnings. We heard first about the beginning of Jesus’s ministry. We heard of the beginning of human existence in a world as we know it, with its separation from God. We hear this week about another of the beginnings central to the story