Tags: Lent
Sunday Reflection - Palm Sunday (Year B)
Posted: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:13
Today we begin that most sacred week of Christian history; as we enter Holy Week, we enter, not with a sense of triumphalism, but in a true spirit of humility. In my family home back in Ireland, I am so lucky to have two pet donkeys; in the summer lockdown of 2020, I felt privileged to share their company. Their trust and companionship, helped no doubt by a steady supply of carrots, was a great comfort... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 3rd Sunday of Lent (Year B)
Posted: Fri, 1 Mar 2024 07:22
Today we turn to John's gospel and share his account of the cleansing of the Temple. Unlike the Synoptic gospels, John does not place this event at the start of Holy Week; rather he places this unusual event at of start of the public ministry of Jesus, coming just after the miracle at Cana. At the wedding feast we see the sign of the Messianic Reign of God: extraordinary comes from the ordinary; there... Read More »
Reflection - Ash Wednesday 2024
Posted: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:43
Our brief sojourn in 'ordinary times' ends with the start of a new Lent—that annual 'spring clean' that the Church gifts us. We can well remember the Covid Lent of 2020: it brought so many needed restrictions, in order to stop the spread, but that lack of human touch in the firm handshake of peace or the warm embrace of a loving hug, was so hard to endure. Across the world, millions lost their... Read More »