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Go quickly – bring the poor, maimed, blind and lame (Lk.14:15-24)
Despite reading and loving Sacred Scripture and being familiar with the wealth of the Word, I’m amazed every day that I get led to see something that I have not noticed before. The Gospel for today starts with one of … Continue reading
Posted in Liturgy, Reflecting on Scripture
Tagged Banquet, Blind, Disastrous Dinner Parties, Jesus, Kingdom of God, lame, maimed, Poor
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Repentance, forgiveness and atonement
Sometimes we feel the need to repent for what we have done or what we have omitted to do. In our Catholic tradition, this has always been seen as a sign of the movement of the Holy Spirit- moving us … Continue reading
Posted in it's my life, Liturgy, Prayer, Priesthood
Tagged atonement, Forgiveness, mercy of God, repentance
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Try the other side of your boat.
Our Lord Jesus wasn’t a fisherman or a farmer and so his comments on fishing and farming are always interesting to me – also neither a fisherman or a farmer. When I read today’s Gospel story of the Resurrection Breakfast … Continue reading
Posted in Liturgy, Prayer
Tagged Boat, fishing, Galilee, haul, Jesus, John's gospel, lake Tiberius, net, Simon Peter, strength
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Experiencing Holy Week Part 7 – Good Friday
Good Friday. ‘Good’? On this day we commemorate the Supreme Good that came from brutality and violence. There is no Mass celebrated today and no other Sacraments should be celebrated except the Sacrament of the Sick and the Sacrament of … Continue reading
Experiencing Holy Week – Part 6 The Triduum – The evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper and the washing of feet
The Triduum. The word ‘triduum’ comes from the Latin for ‘3 days’. These are the 3 holiest days that we celebrate as Catholics. The evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper begins what is … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Thursday, Liturgy, Prayer, Priesthood, Uncategorized
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Experiencing Holy Week Part 5 – Holy Thursday – The Mass of the Oils and the renewal of Priestly commitment
Chrism Mass or the Mass of the Oils. On the Morning of Holy Thursday, there is only one mass celebrated in a Diocese. All the priests gather around the Bishop to renew their commitment to ministry. Together with the Bishop … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Thursday, Liturgy, Prayer, Priesthood
Tagged bishop, Chrism, Chrism Mass, Consecration, Dedication, Forgiveness, Healing, mass of the Oils, Oil of Catechumens, Oil of the Sick, presbyterium, Priest, priesthood
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Experiencing Holy Week – Part 4 – Spy Wednesday
The Wednesday of Holy Week is sometimes referred to as ‘Spy Wednesday’ because the Gospel passage for the day is the negotiations Judas has with the Authorities about betraying Jesus. It’s a good place to start reflecting on how easily … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Liturgy, Prayer, Uncategorized
Tagged betrayal, Holy week, judas, prisoners, spy wednesday
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In our place and in our time.
Passing on the language of the Faith. The Change in the Liturgical language for english-speaking Catholics is a process that is frought with controversy and and more-tha-a-fair-share of negative energy. People don’t like change. Many have been vocal about this. … Continue reading
Posted in Liturgy
Tagged BOBOSIC, catechesis, Catholic, english translation, Liturgy, new translation
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Post Easter Hangover
I did a very Catholic Lent this year. It was good. In fact, the best Lent that I can remember. I did the usual thing of giving up Chocolate, but I added a number of other small disciplines, like alcohol,Red … Continue reading
