Soul Food for The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 18th August 2024
The concept of ‘Understanding’ is a recurring feature of today’s readings. In Proverbs we are advised to forsake foolishness and advance in the way of understanding; St. Paul encourages the community in Ephesus to try to understand the will of the Lord, and in our Gospel reading we find those following Jesus struggling to understand what he means when he says, ‘I am the living bread that came down from heaven’.
Author: - August 5, 2024
Soul Food for The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 11th August 2024
I am the bread of life. For the past several years, I've had the privilege of leading presentations for parents whose children are preparing for their First Eucharist. It's a time filled with excitement and joy as parents pass on their faith to their children while also contemplating its meaning for themselves.
Author: - July 28, 2024
Soul Food for Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 4th August 2024
I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. This theme of hunger continues in the Gospels this Sunday. Last week we heard about the multiplication of loaves; this week we hear more on the theme. Through our laptops, our phones and our TVs we hear about the need to consume...
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Soul Food for The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 28th July 2024
In today's Gospel, we witness Jesus miraculously feeding 5,000 people, a profound act of compassion and abundance in the face of hunger. In our modern world, where we produce enough food to feed all the world’s 8 billion people, some 828 million people go hungry every day; these facts create deep questions for us all. In Ireland, over half a million people are considered at risk of poverty and over 180,000 people are living in what is defined as ‘consistent poverty’.
Author: - July 4, 2024
