Creation is not just happenstance or coincidence. It is the work of the Creator. St. James tells us in the second reading today that: “It is all that is good, everything that is perfect, which is given us from above; it comes down from the Father of all light; with...
So, we have just heard the final instalment of the long chapter 6 of St. John’s Gospel on the Bread of Life. The Church has spread the chapter over five Sundays to help us “chew” on it and to savour its deep, rich and often complex tastes. As we have...
It’s a curious fact of life that the food we eat to stay alive is itself all dead. Yet, no matter how well we eat, or take medication, to stay alive, we know that death will come. For some, mortality simply means that we will die one day; it’s a...
Maria Righetti lived for almost 90 years, but that quantity of time was easily matched, if not surpassed, by the quality of life she chose to live. The picture we get of her from the family eulogy is of a woman with a diligent and determined strength of character and...
By the power of His Cross and Resurrection, Christ bestowed in advance on Mary of Nazareth the grace of the immaculate conception. From Her immaculate flesh was born the immaculate flesh of the Son of God. He was to be the Lamb of sacrifice, without blemish or stain, to take...
Your desired outcome dictates how you act to get it. The more significant the outcome, the more significant the action. For Christ, the desired outcome is that each and every man and woman should live for ever, and that the world itself, the cosmos, the universe, should share in that...
As a help in this Year of Prayer, 2024, by way of preparation for the Holy Year, 2025, the following booklet, which can be read online, will be very helpful. I highly recommend it for individuals, families, friends and any other grouping of persons in search of a deeper experience...
ACT OF REPARATION BEFORE THE BLESSED SACRAMENT FOR THE PARODY OF THE LAST SUPPER ENACTED IN PARIS, JULY 2024 Lord Jesus Christ, Saviour and Redeemer of the human race, you instituted the Sacrifice of the Mass, on the night you were betrayed, as the perpetual memorial of your saving Passion,...
Accomplished, adventurous, of strong character, deeply committed to God, marriage and family, and quite simply delightful: these are some of the words which occurred to me as I pondered the family eulogy on Maud McGuire. She comes across as a force to be reckoned with in her day and I...
A heart that has never known true love, or has been manipulated, wounded or abused by another when trying to love, experiences a living death. It can happen between parent and child, between husband and wife, between siblings or friends. Since these are the foundational relationships of our life, the...
