Loaves and Fishes……

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, ‘There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?’  Jesus said, ‘Make the people sit down.’ Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they...

The gift of the Evangelist…….

Evangelists stand at the edge of the Church with their eyes on a fallen world. Those with this gift long for any opportunity to give a message to lead souls to their Lord. It is a gift which is incredibly focused. It is a gift which seems, to those of us on the...

Love Him More……Part Three ‘mind’ and ‘might’

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength: This is the first commandment. Mark 12:30   In Greek Jesus’ statement about loving God contains four parts. (Interestingly the verse recounting the...

Love Him More……Part Two ‘Soul’

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength: This is the first commandment. Mark 12:30   Love the Lord your God with all your soul. The meaning of this word does have overlap with heart. Your...

Love Him More: part one ‘heart’

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength: This is the first commandment. Mark 12:30   The ‘Heart of the Cross’ symbol is a call to love God with our all. The use of the word Heart is for...