Cathedral News

There seems to be a stark contrast between the reading from Kings and  Matthew’s gospel. Elijah found God, not in the violence of natural phenomena, but in the gentle breeze.

St Helena was born between 246 and 248 AD. It is thought that she was a Greek and came from Drepanum in the province of Bithynia in Asia Minor, modern Turkey.

Richard Dawkins, and many atheists like him, demand physical evidence for anything to be accepted as fact.

“The Kingdom of Heaven” is a phrase used only by Matthew; the other evangelists use the expression “Kingdom of Heaven.” It seems to mean the presence or rule of God, and Matthew uses many parables

Darnel is a noxious weed which closely resembles wheat. Its seeds are poisonous, and eating them can be fatal.

The parable of the sower is timeless in that every generation can understand its imagery. People from the west of Ireland can particularly understand rocky ground!

St Paul made the cross the central part of his teaching.

Often the words of Jesus seem puzzling. He himself lived in a family for thirty years, which was his main education in life and where he loved and was loved.

St Benedict, the father of western monasticism and a patron of Europe, is remembered on 11 July.

One of the main themes of today’s readings is God’s love for us. Jesus used the image of a sparrow to describe this love. A sparrow is a very unremarkable bird with its drab brown colouring.