Cathedral News

The Jews looked back nostalgically to the reign of King David, who conquered his enemies and established a strong kingdom.

St John Fisher was martyred in 1535 by King Henry VIII. He is remembered on 22 June.

Jesus’ words in today’s gospel seem at first sight to be very harsh.

The Cathedral's annual series of summer concerts runs on Thursdays at 8:00pm from 2 July until 6 August.

The prophet Jeremiah preached primarily in Judah, from 626 until 587 BC. The people had started to worship other gods and their evil practices had deeply offended the true God.

The image of God as shepherd recurs throughout the Old and New Testaments.

St John devotes chapter six of his gospel to Christ’s teaching on the Eucharist. He had fed five thousand people from the loaves and fishes that the little boy had been prepared to share.

God has been revealing himself to humanity from earliest times.

Jesus said Nicodemus: “The wind blows where it chooses” (John 3:8). This would be an excellent description of the coming of the Holy Spirit.

St Dympna, Irish-born patron of mental illness, is remembered on 30 May.