Category Archives: sermon preparation

Matthew 22: The wedding banquet

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Is it just me, or does the parable related in this Sunday’s Gospel have something of a dreamlike – or even nightmarish – quality? Perhaps it’s because the action is all on the level of emotion and reaction: invitation, expectation, … Continue reading →

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The Boxer

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Years ago, when our youngest was still very small, she came across some old photographs of my parents. In them was a handsome boxer dog. “Who’s that?” she asked. “That’s Mulligan, Grandma and Grandad’s old dog,” I told her. “Why … Continue reading →

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