6th Sunday in Easter (2)

In our first reading today, Peter comes to the revelation that “God has no favourites.” This may seem obvious to us, but at the time it went against the very grain of the Jewish worldview, who regarded themselves as the Chosen people, the favourites of God. The Old Testament …

In Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, much of the comedy revolves around the relationship between Benedick and Beatrice, who use their razor sharp wits to duel with one another in a game of brinkmanship that becomes increasingly acerbic and antagonistic as the play …