Today we celebrate the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. We once called it the “Feast of Corpus Christi”. There was a priest, who was also a man of science, called Teihard de Chardin. He wrote many books in the 1950’s and was, by som... read more
When most of us were tiny children we were taught how to make the sign of the Cross. With our right hand we touch our forehead, our breast and our shoulders. As we do this we say “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spi... read more
This week-end the Easter Season draws to a close. We celebrated Christ’s death on Good Friday. On Easter Sunday we celebrated his Resurrection. For the last six weeks we have reflected upon implications of these amazing events for us in 2019. Thi... read more
We are drawing towards the conclusion of the Easter Season in 2019. Next Sunday we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord which brings our Easter journey to a close. It has been a season during which we have celebrated our belief in resurrection. This... read more
This weekend at Mass we open the 13th Chapter of the Gospel of John. In this Chapter we hear words that the author places on the lips of Jesus at the time of the last supper. The words of Jesus quoted in today’s Gospel are these: “Love one anot... read more
Over the next few weeks of the Easter Season at our week-end Masses we will reflect on the messages contained in the earlier chapters of the Gospel according to John. Today we read from the 10th Chapter of his Gospel story. The author of the Gospel... read more
I have never met an experienced fisherman who can’t tell you when and where the fish are biting. Simon Peter and His companions were experienced fisherman. They were professional fisherman! In today’s Gospel story they had been out on the Sea o... read more
The Late Pope John-Paul II asked us to remember, on this Second Sunday of the Easter Season, the Divine Mercy of God. God’s profound understanding of our human nature is beyond our fathoming. In the person of Jesus, God became a human being. Jesu... read more
