Soul Food for The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 16th February 2025
The gift of peace is a gift beyond our everyday experience. There is a peace that comes from faith and love, that is prayer. Peace that comes from knowing I am heard, understood and loved. There is a huge need for listening now, for knowing that people care in our world of suicides, worries and addictions. We can feel we live in an impersonal world of anxiety and isolation. We need the peace of honest conversations and openness, and the peace that forgiveness brings...
Author: - January 29, 2025
Soul Food for The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 9th February 2025
"Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch." - God's Grandeur - By Gerard Manley Hopkins - The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil...
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Soul Food for The Presentation of the Lord / ‘Libermann Day’, Sunday 2nd February 2025
Today’s Gospel tells the story of a young couple bringing their infant child to the temple. There they encounter Simeon and Anna, two elderly individuals filled with faith. When Simeon met the infant Jesus, his immediate response was prayer – he blessed God. His prayer, now part of the Church’s official night prayer, expresses gratitude and the recognition of God’s salvation. Anna, on the other hand, responded by speaking to others about Jesus, particularly to those awaiting God’s special intervention in their lives.
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Soul Food for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, 26th January 2025
In the summer of 2024, I found myself at Ballyvaloo Retreat & Conference Centre in Co. Wexford, attending the Chapter of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. It was in this space that I received an invitation from the Provincial to join the new leadership team. At the Chapter attendees were reminded once again of the inspirational text that led to the foundation of the congregation which is commonly known as ‘the Spiritans’.
Author: - January 20, 2025
