Reflection for The Fifth Sunday of Lent 2021 (21st March)
Every March over the past number of years I have planted pansy seedlings in window-boxes on the low wall of my front garden. Throughout spring I love to tend to them, and then watch and wait for them to blossom into fabulous colour over the course of the summer.
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Reflection for St Patrick’s Day (17th March 2021)
In today’s gospel, Jesus sends his disciples out into the world with instructions to preach the gospel. St Patrick’s short ‘Confessio’, his own account of his life, connects us with a most engaging and humane person who followed this instruction.
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Reflection for The Fourth Sunday of Lent (14th March 2021)
Today we celebrate 2 separate things - Domingo Laetare / “Rejoice Sunday”, and “Mother’s Day”. In the Mass we are invited to take a break from the penitential nature of Lent. We find some very encouraging words in each of the readings.
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Reflection for The Third Sunday of Lent, 7th March 2021
There are things that endure and things that fade away! Today we see Jesus physically opposing the merchants and moneychangers in the market that they had established in the Temple of Jerusalem. There is a sadness in the image of a man at war with the economic forces of his day. In many ways it would appear to be a futile gesture. He was always going to lose this battle.
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