Soul Food for Sunday 1st December 2024, the First Sunday of Advent
The calendar on the wall says 1st December, the first day of the last month of the calendar year. The supermarkets, billboards and television ads have long ago announced the beginning of the Christmas season. They tell us to spend more, to buy that perfect gift “while supplies last.”
Author: - November 21, 2024
Soul Food for The Feast of Christ the King, 24th November 2024
Every diocese in Ireland must have at least one statue, church or school of Christ the King, maybe not as impressive as the statues in Rio de Janeiro or overlooking Lisbon – or even the one in the Glen of Aherlow! – but just as cherished. Often Christ has his arms outstretched in the form of a cross, but he can be standing with the globe in his hand or seated on a throne.
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Soul Food for The Eighth World Day of the Poor, 17th November 2024
Practising ‘the little details of love’. Given the state of the world, it can be hard to believe that “the prayer of the poor rises up to God” (Sirach 21.5) and is heard, the theme of the Message of Pope Francis for this year’s World Day of the Poor. How can we fathom that “the poor hold a privileged place in God’s heart” when we are witnessing so much suffering...
Author: - October 24, 2024
Soul Food for The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, 10th November 2024
Hunger affects so much of the world. Material food is very important for the survival and sustenance of every living being. As the saying goes, a hungry person is an angry person; with food, we can even tame a beast.
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