Here Comes Lent!
In two days, we mark the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday. Today the poet looks ahead to what is to come....
04
Mar
03
Mar
What’s in My Heart? – Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time
"The Book of Sirach is part of the wisdom material in the Old Testament. The few wisdom sayings here speak for themselves and each can teach us something. They need to be balanced by taking a look at people’s actions, not just their words"...
02
Mar
– “In 2019, I’d Like …… [5]
" So as 2019 presents to me one certain and another possible election, my New Year’s resolution is to do the work to know the candidate."...
28
Feb
The Perfect Friend – St. Claude La Columbiere
"The arrival of Colombière as confessor to the community was a Godsend for Alacoque. It turns out that she had a vision of the Lord saying, “I will send you my faithful servant and perfect friend.” "...
27
Feb
Husbands, Wives and The Ephesians
In the text of the Spiritual Exercises, in section 22, to be exact, Ignatius asks that we should be more ready to give a favourable interpretation to another's statement than we are to condemn it as false. These words apply not only to our conversations but also to our listening to the reading of Scripture....
26
Feb
24
Feb
Saul, David and Revenge – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
"The words of Jesus in the Gospel today encourage mercy and forgiveness. David showed those qualities to a man – Saul – who wanted him dead"...
23
Feb
Confessions of a Millennial, Gay Catholic: Being Gay and Catholic
"With the continued alienation, and therefore a lack of belonging, I believe that we shall see an increase in people calling themselves ‘lapsed Catholics’, ‘cultural Catholics’, and ‘former Catholics’."...
22
Feb
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
"I am even advised to limit my daily consumption of black coffee and unsweetened tea. Highly acceptable are refined flours, meats, pastries, white bread and sugars."...
21
Feb
Welcome!
"For a number years but especially in the last few weeks now we at St. Ignatius Parish have been trying to figure out how to respond to street people who come to church. They are, like us, children of God, brothers and sisters of Jesus. "...