Listen to a simple service of prayer and reflection centred on Matthew 14.22-36, the gospel reading for Week 18: Monday in Ordinary Time

Listen to a simple service of prayer and reflection centred on Matthew 14.1-12, the gospel reading for Week 17: Saturday in Ordinary Time

Listen to a simple service of prayer and reflection centred on Matthew 13.54-58, the gospel reading for Week 17: Friday in Ordinary Time

Listen to a simple service of prayer and reflection centred on Matthew 13.47-53, the gospel reading for Week 17: Thursday in Ordinary Time

Note: The reflection was originally written in July 2021, when churches (and the rest of society) in the UK were beginning to be re-opened for after months of lockdown because of the global pandemic. While circumstances might have changed, human nature remains much the same – the reflection has something to say to us in our day too.

Listen to a simple service of prayer and reflection centred on Matthew 13.44-46, the gospel reading for Week 17: Wednesday in Ordinary Time

Listen to a simple service of prayer and reflection centred on Matthew 13.36-43, the gospel reading for Week 17: Tuesday in Ordinary Time

Listen to a simple service of prayer and reflection centred on Matthew 13.31-35, the gospel reading for Week 17: Monday in Ordinary Time

Note: The reflection was originally written in July 2021, when churches in the UK were beginning to be re-opened for public worship after months of closure because of the global pandemic. While circumstances might have changed, the human tendency to blame others is still very much in evidence – the reflection has something to say to us in our day too.

Listen to a simple service of prayer and reflection for Week 16: Saturday in Ordinary Time.

Note: This service was originally recorded for 25 July 2021, celebrating the festival of James the Apostle; its position here is to maintain the original sequence of the podcasts. It is hoped that gaps in the Daily Eucharistic Lectionary sequence of readings might be addressed at a later stage.

Listen to a simple service of prayer and reflection centred on Matthew 13.18-23, the gospel reading for Week 16: Friday in Ordinary Time

Listen to a simple service of prayer and reflection centred on Matthew 13.10-17, the gospel reading for Week 16: Thursday in Ordinary Time