A Reflection for The Second Sunday of Lent, 5th March 2023
As a teenager in South Africa, I belonged to a parish youth group which sometimes held retreats at Mbona Mountain Estate in the Karkloof which is a part of the midlands of Kwa Zulu-Natal. Mbona truly is an oasis of tranquility and an area of stunning natural beauty; its many lakes remind me of the ancient magnificence of Glendalough – though the zebra and wildebeest that roam the hills on Mbona would be out of place on the Wicklow mountains!
Author: - February 22, 2023
A Reflection for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Sunday 8th January 2023
It is interesting to take note that Jesus sought John the Baptist to receive baptism. Jesus did not wait for John to find him. This action in itself speaks of the missionary attitude that Jesus’ life expressed in every action and every word. At the baptism Jesus hear the words, ‘You are my beloved’. By listening to the spirit of God, Jesus found John and, in this experience, he experienced the love of his father.
Author: - December 23, 2022
A Reflection for the Fourteenth Sunday of the Year, 3rd July 2022
Living, as we do, in an age of mass communication, instant connectivity, social media outlets, virtual meetings and remote learning, it can be difficult to know how we, as Christians, should behave towards each other. We are all charged to love one another and are happy to do so but, when nowadays we often have little personal interaction with others, how?
Author: - June 26, 2022
Reflection for the Feast of Corpus Christi, Sunday 19th June 2022
this?’ ‘Why do we gather on Sunday for Eucharist?’ Many of us are from a generation where we were told that it was a mortal sin not to! However, with Covid restrictions, the fact is that a lot of people have simply fallen out...
Author: - June 1, 2022
