The Life and Work of Richard J. King Ruth Sheehy has recently published a finely illustrated book on the life and work of King exploring his career from his apprenticeship to the famed stained-glass artist Harry Clarke (1889-1931), to his design work on Irish postage stamps and his illustrations and artwork for ‘The Capuchin Annual’….
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Treasure in The Heart – Gospel Reflection for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Treasure in the Heart In today’s gospel (Matt. 13:44-52), Jesus continues the seven parables about the kingdom of heaven in our lives. What is this kingdom? In the gospels the kingdom of heaven has several different shades of meaning. In today’s parables it refers to the hidden treasure in the heart. “The kingdom of God…
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Gospel Reflection for the 16th Sunday in OT, Year A
Taskforce of the Kingdom The mission of Jesus was to establish the rule of God, the kingdom of God, on earth. The taskforce for the continuation of his mission would be the community of believers known as the Church. Today, in Matthew 13:24-43, three parables show how this Church is a mixture of human frailty…
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Gospel Reflection for the 15th Sunday, Year A
Seeds of Wisdom “The reason that I talk to them in parables is that they look without seeing and listen without hearing or understanding”. Jesus knew that people would listen to stories and remember them. Parable sounds like parallel. A parable is a story that runs parallel to life, like a mirror that…
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Gospel Reflection for 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
I will give you Rest “I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from the learned and clever and revealing them to mere children.” It’s easy to return thanks when things are going well and we are aware of God’s favours but it takes great faith to give thanks when…
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