Loving God, the secret to loving life. Homily for Ms. Bernadette Crumlish, RIP, 10.04.26
I loved how positive was the family eulogy for Bernadette. It portrays in her a strength of soul and character as well as a real generosity of spirit and of heart. All of this was clearly rooted in the strong family from which she came as well as in the...
Centre of time and space. Palm Sunday Homily, 29.03.26
The science fiction novel, and then film, “Journey to the centre of the earth”, is about the bid by science to understand our planet’s formation. That bid also seeks to source the immense renewable energy between the earth’s surface and its centre, which is nearly four thousand miles below. The...
Constant love. Homily for the Requiem Mass for Mrs. Maureen Greenan, RIP, 24.03.26
In the eulogy, David said his mum and dad were “constant loving companions” throughout their lives. Those are two great words, constancy and love, and seem to describe wonderfully well Maureen’s character. From what the eulogy tells us, she was constant and loving in her marriage, her family, her friendships,...
Christ, the Resurrection and the Life. Homily notes for the Third Scrutiny Sunday, 22.03.26
So, we come to the dramatic and very moving conclusion of the public ministry of Jesus prior to His Passion. The drama’s cast, in order of appearance, introduces us to Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha; then to Jesus and his disciples with Thomas mentioned by name; then we...