1st Sunday of Lent (A), 01.03.2020: The technician of human flourishing
The three ways in which Jesus is tempted embrace the three fundamental types of sin from which all others come. The first is the worship of the body. Jesus is tempted to use his freedom to heed the flesh, in this case by satisfying his hunger, rather than...
Day of Prayer for Victims/Survivors of Abuse, 28.02.2020: The logic of Golgotha
The darkness and death on Golgotha were not just events restricted to that time and place. Everything in the earthly sojourn of Jesus has relevance for every time and place given that he experienced these things not only as man but also as God. And so the darkness...
Day of Prayer for Abuse Victims/Survivors, 28.02.2020: The logic of Golgotha
The darkness and death on Golgotha were not just events restricted to that time and place. Everything in the earthly sojourn of Jesus has relevance for every time and place given that he experienced these things not only as man but also as God. And so the darkness...
Ash Wednesday, 26.02.2020: Slowing down, stretching out
If you were French, the word “Lent” would mean “slow.” So, the season of Lent would somehow mean a season of slowing down or even a “go slow.” Slowing down in what sense, though? Might it mean cutting back on prayer, going slow on going to Mass? Not likely!...
7th Sunday (A), 23.02.2020: Weight Loss
Those of us over forty probably all have a set of scales in the bathroom. It’s no fun, bleary-eyed first thing in the morning, to approach the scales with trepidation that yet another few pounds have mysteriously appeared! We are quick to let friends know when we lose a...
CALENDAR OF COMING LITURGICAL EVENTS
Date Celebration Time Location 26 Feb Ash Wednesday: Ashes only Mass & Ashes Mass & Ashes Mass & Ashes 9am 10am 12.15pm 7pm Prim. Sch. Largs Millport Largs Date Celebration Time Location 1 Mar Lenten Devotions 6pm Largs 10 Mar St. John Ogilvie 10am Largs 17 Mar...
