by maureen | Jul 23, 2024 | Gospel Explained, Uncategorized
“TAKE IT, THIS IS MY BODY”. Listening to Jesus talk about eating His Body and drinking His Blood, appears to be a primitive recipe for cannibalism. However, He is not inviting us to eat His Human Body, but to eat His Sacramental Body. At the last Supper (Mk...
by maureen | Jul 9, 2024 | Gospel Explained, Uncategorized
A HAPPY AND BLESSED ST. PATRICK’S DAY! We continue with the readings from the fifth Sunday of Lent on Patrick’s day. He was from Scotland and at sixteen, was captured by Irish raiders who put him into slavery, herding sheep here in Ireland. He eventually escaped and...
by maureen | Mar 12, 2024 | Gospel Explained, Uncategorized
CLEANING THE TEMPLE OF OUR BODY Jesus entered God’s Temple and drove out all the traders who had transformed the building from a place of prayer into a commercial marketplace. In baptism, our bodies are transformed into sanctuaries as holy temples to honour and...
by maureen | Oct 10, 2023 | Gospel Explained, Uncategorized
THE FERTILE VINEYARD IS THE CHURCH OWNED BY GOD Today’s Gospel theme (Matt 21:33-43) is all about obedience to the divine will of God. Jesus compares us like tenants leasing a Vineyard. The vineyard represents the Church and our bodies. We are the vines planted in the...
by maureen | Sep 22, 2023 | Gospel Explained, Uncategorized
FORGIVE IF WE EXPECT FORGIVENESS AFTER DEATH In today’s Gospel (Matt 18:21-35) Jesus urges us to open ourselves courageously to the power of forgiveness. As Christians, we are to imitate God’s mercy while living on earth. Forgiveness brings reconciliation and...
by getonline | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
You are invited as a member of the faith community of this valued city parish to contribute, directly, a message to the Archbishop of your views regarding the revitalisation of Church in Dublin. Just click on this article to bring to the link.