A Reflection for The Fourth Sunday of Lent, 19th March 2023
Many Catholic churches have statues or mosaics of St Joseph. His image, especially since the beginning of the nineteenth century, has been associated with that of his labour as a carpenter (Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:55). The ideal of a strong, lean and muscular Joseph, strapped with a tool belt and actively working, was intended as an inspiration to men in particular in their daily work, especially if this was manual labour...
Author: - March 9, 2023
A Reflection for St Patrick’s Day, 17th March 2023
Scripture is full of magnificent views of nature – rushing streams and still waters; towering deep-rooted trees and sprawling, fruit-bearing vines etc. All tell a story, none more so than the mountains.
Author: - March 6, 2023
A Reflection for The Third Sunday of Lent, 12th March 2023
The first scrutiny or exorcism for the catechumens is celebrated today. In Lent we are invited to meet Jesus in a personal way. Jesus understands all that we truly need. So, as we try to make time to pray during these weeks, we too can come to the living waters and drink from the wellspring of life that Christ pours out for all people.
Author: - February 28, 2023
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
