Cathedral News

Pharisees were severely criticised by Jesus in the gospels.

November Lists of the Dead are available at the Cathedral doors - please return them before 31 October to be included in the Cathedral Altar List of the Dead.

Jesus spoke many times about prayer and the disciples often saw him withdraw to pray in a quiet place.

Naaman the Syrian had a journey to travel before he was finally cured of his leprosy.

Youth 2000 gatherings take place in the Cathedral on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm, and are open to young adults (18-35 years).

A performance by Skjervøykoret, from Norway, supported by Cahir to Sing, in the Cathedral on Friday 14 October at 7:30pm.

St Edith of Wilton lived in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries, and is remembered on 18 September.

Jesus had probably shocked his disciples by the severe warnings about leading others astray and by his insistence that there was no limit to forgiveness (Luke 17:1-4).

Lazarus is the only character with a name in Jesus’ parables. Lazarus is the Greek version of the Hebrew "Eleazar", which means “God will help”. The rich man is sometime referred to as Dives.

Today’s parable is very strange, because the steward is praised for his shrewdness in acting dishonestly. How could Jesus praise sinfulness?