Every now and again, headlines speak of hope. A new breakthrough in cancer treatment. Promising advances in repairing spinal cord injuries. Each discovery greeted with relief, even a quiet joy. Humanity, it seems, continues to push back the boundaries of suffering. Any yet– even if every disease were cured, death would still remain. No medical…
Easter is a time to re-centre the faith, hope and mission of the Church on Jesus Christ, risen from the dead. As St Paul reminds us, it is the foundation of our faith. If it never happened, or if we reduce it to a mere symbol, then we are the most pitiful of all people…
Q: In the Apostles Creed, we say that Jesus “descended into hell” after he died on the cross. But why would Jesus go to hell if he was sinless? A: The short answer is that Jesus was not sent to hell as a consequence for his own sinfulness, but in order to free us…
In her wonderful prayer of the ‘Magnificat’, Mary glorifies God who has “brought down the powerful from their thrones and raised up the lowly” (Luke 1:52). With these words, Mary testifies to the reversal of order inaugurated by the kingdom of her Son whereby worldly power structures and expectations would be turned on their heads…
With the resurrection of Jesus, time started over. Simply put, up until Jesus rose from the dead all things that died stayed dead. After Jesus’ resurrection, nothing stays dead anymore. Time has begun anew. Luke’s Gospel account of the resurrection begins with the words, “on the morning of the first day”. This is a double…
“Spring is God’s quiet whisper to a weary world: I am still here. I am still at work. I am not finished yet,” writes Ronan Scully For me Spring is a season of renewal, reflection, and compassion. After the long, cold months of winter, there comes a moment, sometimes quietly, when the earth exhales. The…
Ar mhothaís riamh go raibh rudaí imithe sa mhullach ort, ag obair nó i gcaidreamh éigin? Táimíd go léir taréis “droch lá sa oifig” a bheith againn. Sa bhaile b’fhéidir, nó B’fhéidir go mbaineann sé codhladh na hoiche dinn le barr buairt agus imní, gur mhaith linn rith agus ealú uaidh ar fad seachas seasamh…
There is considerable evidence throughout Scripture, which supplies theological significance to the concept. Even today we see many embracing this activity with passion and the commitment of time and resources. Pilgrimage is a part of many of the great religions of the world, for in religion humanity seeks the answers to life’s core questions. Pilgrimage…
This is a subject that I have bounced around my brain for a long time and I mean, a really long time. Throughout your life it takes on many different meanings. When you’re a child, being a man is mostly defined by your father, someone who for most of us, the ones that are privileged…
George Stevens directed The Greatest Story Ever Told just over sixty years ago. He said he was more interested in being reverential than buying into a modish revisionism in the film. This seemed reassuring, but his 4-hour 20-minute epic proved wearisome to many. Max von Sydow was a suitably subdued Jesus but the film was…
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