Cathedral News

Jeremiah prophesied from 626 BC to 586 BC, mostly in Jerusalem. Like many people who speak against the status quo, he was often in trouble.

The word “servant” evokes pictures of Downton Abbey or Upstairs Downstairs and would seem to have little place in a modern republic.

In the Old Testament, in the book of Genesis, Joseph did exactly the same thing as the Rich Fool. He stored large amounts of grain (Genesis 41:48-50). However, the situations were very different.

“God is the Supreme Spirit” are the words of the catechism. If God is spirit, he is neither male or female but can be described with the characteristics of both.

The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) programme is now open for registration.

St Vladimir the Great was ruler in Kiev in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries AD. He is remembered on 15 July.

Relics of Blessed Matt Talbot visit the Cathedral on Friday 25 July.

Women will have great sympathy for Martha, for they know well what effort goes into entertaining an important guest.

In the gospels the Samaritans are generally depicted very favourably.

Isaiah 66:10-14 is taken from Third Isaiah, written when the Jews had returned home after their exile in Babylon.