Soul Food for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 20th October 2024
The Gospel this week is the story of understanding servant leadership. It is not about leadership as the world today knows it, but about a model of leadership that embodies solidarity, suffering and servitude to God’s mission of love and justice. Throughout the Gospel, we find many examples of service. One of the most noteworthy is the washing of feet, where Jesus takes on the role of a servant...
Author: - October 13, 2024
Soul Food for The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, 25th August 2024
Compassion is a human feeling that we all experience, perhaps even every day. It is also one of the great Christian virtues and a tangible expression of love for those who suffer or are in need. Compassion has strong foundations in Scripture. Psalm 144 reminds us that ‘the Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in love. He is good to all, compassionate to all His creatures’.
Author: - August 5, 2024
Soul Food for The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 28th July 2024
In today's Gospel, we witness Jesus miraculously feeding 5,000 people, a profound act of compassion and abundance in the face of hunger. In our modern world, where we produce enough food to feed all the world’s 8 billion people, some 828 million people go hungry every day; these facts create deep questions for us all. In Ireland, over half a million people are considered at risk of poverty and over 180,000 people are living in what is defined as ‘consistent poverty’.
Author: - July 4, 2024
Soul Food for Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – 16th June 2024
It is tempting to succumb to impatience, especially when confronted with the injustices plaguing our world; seeing innocent individuals stripped of their dignity and respect can be disheartening. It's equally tempting to grow frustrated with the impatience displayed by others, screaming for “their way or no way”. Amidst this, we're reminded of the virtue of patience. We mustn't lose hope when observing the state of the world, our faith communities, our neighbours or even ourselves in the mirror. Every gesture, no matter how small...
Author: - June 2, 2024
