Cathedral News
Third Sunday of Lent
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Today’s reading from John differs from the synoptic gospels, which all record this event but place it at the end of Jesus’ life. John, however, puts it at the beginning.
Second Sunday of Lent
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Mountains in scripture were seen as places where a person could come closer to God. Abraham was told to take Isaac to the mountain in Moriah.
First Sunday of Lent
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Mark’s account of Jesus’ time in the wilderness is very short. Perhaps this gives us an opportunity to imagine the scenery ourselves and enter into the story.
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The Book of Leviticus, in its present form, was probably completed in about the sixth century BC.
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Theodicy, the question of why a good God permits suffering, is one of the themes explored today.
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Synagogues began to be established in the first century AD. They were local centres, used for civic gatherings, as well as for study and worship.
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Unlike the other books of the prophets, the one named after its central character Jonah is a narrative rather than an account of prophecies.