“Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away. And every branch that does bear fruit he prunes to make it bear even more. You are...

We hear Jesus say today as part of this Gospel : “And there are other sheep I have that are not of this fold, and these I have to lead as...

There are little pieces in the Gospel that we can never understand, these are things about God that it is clearly not necessary for us to...

3rd Sunday of Advent ● This is a wonderful Gospel this week when we think about the week that we have just left behind. It was a dark...

1st Sunday of Advent ● And yet, Lord, you are our Father; we the clay, you the potter, we are all the work of your hand. This a beautiful...

Today’s Gospel by St. Mark sets the scene of John the Baptist preparing the way for Jesus public life. It confirms John the Baptist as...

Sunday 10 May 2020 5th Sunday of Easter “There are many rooms in my Father’s house. if there were not, I should have told you.” This is a...

Gospel Reading: Matthew 9:18-26 While Jesus was speaking, an official came forward, knelt down before him, and said, “My daughter has...

Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:13-21 When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself....

Luke 4:16-30 He came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day as he usually did. He stood...

Lk 10:25-37 A teacher of the Law came and began putting Jesus to the test. And he said, "Master, what shall I do to receive eternal...

Luke 14:12-14 Then he said to his host, 'When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relations...

Matthew 8:5-11 When Jesus entered Capernaum, an army captain approached him to ask his help, "Sir, my servant lies sick at home. He is...

The first description of addiction in the dictionary explains that addiction means a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to...

Often when we are young in our teens and early twenties, we have a confidence, a belief in ourselves that we can conquer the world, that...

I read an article recently about perspective. The author said If you are looking at a skyscraper from a few miles away and someone is...

Matt Talbot Matt Talbot was a Dublin man. He was one of twelve children. He lived with his mother. He was a good man. He was a man of...

12th April 2020 When we study the life of Jesus we recognise that there is nothing of what we can read about that is not without purpose,...

Every time I read & hear the Passion of Jesus my attention is drawn to different aspects of it. In my reading of it over the last few...

5th April 2020 There are many individuals that we are made aware of today in the reading of the Passion of Jesus. Jesus is completely the...