Cathedral News

The evangelist Luke was a very gifted storyteller. He was the only one of the four gospel writers to relate the parables both of the Prodigal Son and of the Good Samaritan.

Moses had been brought up at the Egyptian court. He was obviously singled out for a special destiny, having been rescued from the river by Pharaoh’s daughter.

The week between Passion Sunday and Easter Sunday is the mos

The scene recounted by Luke in today’s gospel is a picture of God’s plan of salvation in miniature. Jesus and his disciples went up a mountain, an image of nearness to God.

It is difficult to imagine what Jesus experienced in the desert. How did Satan appear to him? Was it as an actual person or maybe just as a series of dark thoughts?

Seventh-century Saint Felix, one of the patrons of the Diocese of East Anglia, is remembered on 8 March.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the season of preparation for the great feast of Easter.

This Sunday’s readings contain sayings from the Book of Ecclesiasticus and from Jesus’ Sermon on the Level.

It is probable that most of us do not have enemies as such. Often it is more the case that some people annoy us and we are tempted to strike back with some unkind words.

Luke’s account of the beatitudes differs from that of Matthew, in that in Matthew's gospel Jesus preaches from  a mountain, which signifies the nearness of God (Matthew:13-16).