In Times of Darkness In today’s Gospel (Matt 15:21-28) a troubled mother pleads with Jesus to cure her tormented daughter. We are surprised to read that he answered her not a word. It’s so unlike Jesus. But he knew what he was doing. He was drawing out deeper depths of her faith. A passage from…
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Greetings on the Feast of St Clare
Greetings and blessings on the Feast of St Clare! Clare was an inspirational woman and continues to inspire many today. We send good wishes to the Poor Clare’s and Capuchin Poor Clare’s on their feast day. This icon of Clare is by Cecilia Lawrence and here’s what the Artist writes about it: ‘This is my…
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Gospel Reflection – 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
Loneliness, Hunger of the Heart Today’s Gospel (Matt 14:13-21) throws light on loneliness which is another name for the hunger of the heart. A popular film years ago was called “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter”. One form of loneliness is the grief experienced after the death of a loved one. On hearing of the…
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The Life and Work of Richard J. King (1907 – 1974)
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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