6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (3)

The everything bagel on the surface of things seems like a good invention. Why should we have to choose between having a bagel with sesame seeds or poppy seeds or onion flakes or garlic flakes or pretzel salt, when we can just have a bagel with every one of these things. The …

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 …