6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (2)

In 2004 Victor Yushchenko stood for the presidency of the Ukraine. Vehemently opposed by the ruling party Yushchenko’s face was disfigured and he almost lost his life when he was mysteriously poisoned. This was not enough to deter him from standing for the presidency. On the …

In today’s gospel, a leper comes to Jesus and says: “Lord if you want to, you can heal me.” He was sure that Jesus could heal him, he just wasn’t sure that Jesus wanted to. Perhaps he had seen Jesus heal others – perhaps he had watched from a distance (for he was not allowed …