A Reflection for the Feast of Christ the King (21st November 2021)
and love. We see from the readings the idea of sovereignty. We read in Daniel “his sovereignty shall never pass away” and Psalm 93 praises the great power of God who is king.
Author: - October 27, 2021
A Reflection for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (31st October 2021)
Like many households of my youth, ours had a picture of the Sacred Heart hanging on the kitchen wall. Yet you may be surprised to hear that I felt that ours was a deprived household. Other houses had a red lamp underneath the picture, a red electric bulb or a small, oil-filled burner which to my young eyes appeared to be particularly special...
Author: - October 1, 2021
A Reflection for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (10th October 2021)
A clue in a cryptic crossword: a quote from Homer in three letters. If you are a fan of The Simpsons on TV you would probably know the answer,” Duh!” Maybe the man in today's Gospel, whose face fell, also muttered something similar under his breath. We are told that he was wealthy, but I think that perhaps he was not too wise...
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A Reflection for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (3rd October 2021)
Invited to "witness" the marriage ceremony in a Catholic church of three very different couples, I have recently come into a certain contact with "contemporary" Christian marriage in Ireland. I was asked by a ‘friend of a friend’ to witness the marriage ceremony of the first couple. The young bride and groom were lovely, mad about each other...
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