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HOMILY - WEEK 3 ORDINARY TIME -YEAR A

Follow MeLORD OF LIGHT                                                  READING 1 Isaiah 8.23.-9.3                 READING 2   Cor 1.10-13 GOSPEL MATT 4 1.12-23 - sundaygospel.co.uk.  M Anderson MUSIC -kingdom of Heaven' - Copyright - Mike AndersonText. Message to Deacon TomDeacon Tom Copyright © 2022 -2026 I sincerly hope that no copyright has been infringed. Pardon is sought and apology made if the contrary is true, and a correction will be made in any future Hompods.

HOMILY - WEEK 2 ORDINARY TIME - YEAR A

" It made me think about the phrase spoken by John the Baptist and repeated so often at every mass; “Behold the lamb of God”."Lamb of God                                               READING 1 Isaiah 49.3.5-6                 READING 2   Cor 1.1-3 GOSPEL JOHN 1.29-34 - sundaygospel.co.uk.  M Anderson MUSIC -'This is the Lamb of God' - Copyright - Mike AndersonText. Message to Deacon TomDeacon Tom Copyright © 2022 -2026 I sincerly hope that no copyright has been infringed. Pardon is sought and apology made if the contrary is true, and a correction will be made in any future Hompods.

BAPTISM OF THE LORD -YEAR A

After the lord's baptised, the heavens were opened,and the Spirit descended upon him like a dove,and the voice of the Father thundered:This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Gospel - Matthew 3:13-17 read by  Fr Richard RohrPsalm 29 -THE LORD WILL BLESS HIS PEOPLE WITH PEACE - Mike Anderson -Youtube"He Shall be called Mighty" from the musical - An Angel Spoke M.Andersonhttps://mikeanderson.net/wp-content/uploads/2025Text. Message to Deacon TomDeacon Tom Copyright © 2022 -2026 I sincerly hope that no copyright has been infringed. Pardon is sought and apology made if the contrary is true, and a correction will be made in any future Hompods.

Imaginary interview with C.S.LEWIS

 My guest for this Sunday Shedpod Interview  is from an Oxford & Cambridge literary background and was played in the superb , Shadowlands, by Sir Anthony Hopkins. The film depicts the loving relationship between 'Jack' C.S.Lewis and Joy Grisham. However, there will be no mention of that in this programme. The main questions are concerning the natural self and the Christ self, the timelessness of God's presence and other topics that can be found in ' Mere Christianity', available in Fount paperback. London, 6 August, 1941. C. S. Lewis sits in a broadcast booth of the BBC and delivers his first radio broadcast to a nation fighting for its life. The subject: Right and Wrong, A Clue To The Meaning Of The Universe.  Lewis explains   the BBC broadcasts: “Ever since I became a Christian I have thought that the best, perhaps the only, service I could do for my unbelieving neighbours was to explain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times.”Lewis thought it better for his audience top focus on the natural law since he felt  there was a  lack in  knowledge of the Bible and  many didn’t believe in the assumptions the Bible made about morality. Therefore, Lewis decided he must make sure there was an understanding that right and wrong existed universally. Once this truth was established he could then deal with the issue of not living up to that standard and from where such a standard originated.Text. Message to Deacon TomDeacon Tom Copyright © 2022 -2026 I sincerly hope that no copyright has been infringed. Pardon is sought and apology made if the contrary is true, and a correction will be made in any future Hompods.

Christmas discussion with Fr Dan Crosby - Blessed Solanus Casey

    Bl. Solanus Casey was born Bernard Francis Casey on Nov. 25, 1870 on a farm near Oak Grove, Wisconsin along the Mississippi River. He was the sixth child in a family of ten boys and six girls born to Irish immigrant parents. One of the keynotes of Bl. Solanus’ spirituality might be an Attitude of Gratitude which he called “the first sign of a thinking, rational creature.” The prayer of “Thanks be to God” poured continually from his lips. “Love for God and neighbour” is another recurring theme of his writings along with obedience, trust, humility, and patience.This CHRISTMAS spend time  with Fr Dan Crosby who will put a new hope in your preparations for  2026 as we talk about  Blessed Fr Solanus.HOW IT STARTED  .Barney invited his mother and his sister Ellen to join him in praying a novena for the nine days leading up to the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. After Holy Communion on the last day, Barney distinctly heard the Blessed Mother telling him, “Go to Detroit” where the Capuchins were situated. After ravelling alone for days without food or rest he arrived at the monastery on Christmas Eve  and knocked on the door......  It was at the monastery door, where Bl. Solanus became a much-loved and sought-after counselor. Eventually, visitors came and asked for Bl. Solanus. Sick people sought his blessing and remarkable cures began to take place.Text. Message to Deacon TomDeacon Tom Copyright © 2022 -2026 I sincerly hope that no copyright has been infringed. Pardon is sought and apology made if the contrary is true, and a correction will be made in any future Hompods.