I have been to Mass twice today so I have had ample time to contemplate on today's readings.
There is so much love going around.
The 2nd reading, 1 John 4:7-10, begins by telling us that we must "let
Key Message:
The more desperate we are to receive the Holy Spirit, the more we will be infilled with the Holy Spirit!!
Homily:
Testimony: One day when I was in my be
‘Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them. While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and ret
There is much, much more delight, wisdom, human and divine understanding in Scripture, the Fathers, the Saints, and the great Theologians of the Christian churches than Irish Catholics seem ready to r
I agree with Fr. Flannery that Life is a mystery.
Quoting from Fr. Flannery:
"I no longer believe that there is one set of doctrines that encompass the whole truth and that all other belief systems
Last Sunday I heard a sermon on John 15 which gave three examples of "branches that bear no fruit". The second was "Judas" and the third was "Jews". The preacher was Indian, and his casual antisemitis
Key Message:
Are we living fruitfully or fretfully?
Homily:
A techie's testimony:
"Few years ago, I was not able to accomplish a certain goal even though I was worki
The wisdom of innocence?
As for myself in the 1950s I was imagining huge trout in the dark pool in the Dodder below Templeogue bridge, and catching them only when I was fast asleep. I was never hap
Séamus, that lovely first verse of Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard brought back a lovely memory for me.
But, first of all, I must agree completely with what you have to say about that s
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05 May 2024 – 6th Sunday of Easter (B)
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Tony Flannery – guest speaker at Empowering Ourselves: Flourish and Thrive
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Tony Flannery – guest speaker at Empowering Ourselves: Flourish and Thrive
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