Christ instituted the sacraments of the new law. There are seven: Baptism, Confirmation (or Chrismation), the Eucharist, Penance, the Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Matrimony. The seven sacraments […]
Because of the advances in technology and social media, we know that we all live in a very fast moving and changing multi-religious and multi-cultural world. No matter where we […]
Perhaps at times we would like to think that the first and very early followers of Jesus got on with each other all the time without any problems or disagreements; […]
When we were baptised, regardless of when or at what age, we were brought into the Family of God and received the wonderful gift of faith. The faith we freely […]
There has been in the past the idea that God in the Old Testament was cold, harsh, angry and judgemental; this is not the case. The first reading from the […]
The first reading this Sunday is taken from the Old Testament; the Book of Deuteronomy. Moses, the great leader of the Israelites speaks to them and encourages them to keep […]
The gospels for the last three Sundays have all been taken from the gospel of St. John. The message from each of them has been about Jesus claiming to be […]
What wonderful readings we have today! In the Book of Proverbs we are invited to use our imagination and think of the gift of Wisdom as a person preparing a […]
Sometimes we find ourselves at the end of our strength and feel that we cannot go on. Sometimes, instead of asking the Lord for strength to go on, we ask […]
Today we continue the theme from last Sunday about God’s miracle of feeding people when there is no food available. Last week we heard of Elishah the Prophet’s feeding of […]
We all love a good meal. We look forward to any meal, especially if it is one that celebrates a special occasion or event. People gather, there is food and […]