by caroline | Mar 31, 2012 | Reflection
Welcome to Holy Week for yet another year. The Celebration of Easter 2012 and the lead into it, especially on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Saturday, will inevitably be the same (in expression) as any other year. However, for it to be a ‘renewed’ experience for...
by caroline | Mar 24, 2012 | Reflection
It has been a good few weeks since we’ve had our ‘usual’ style week-end mass sheet – so we’ve a lot to catch up on. Firstly, welcome to post Confirmation Season 2012, it seems almost to have snuck up on us during the relative calm of Lent. Last Tuesday week the boys...
by caroline | Mar 17, 2012 | Reflection
Reflection The Light of Christ. In Christ there is no trace of darkness. His light shows up the darkness in us. His truth shows up our lies. His integrity shows up our falseness. His generosity shows up our selfishness. His peace shows up our conflicts. His openness...
by caroline | Mar 10, 2012 | Reflection
The House of God The following prayer was found written over the door of a church: ‘Lord, make the door of this house wide enough to receive all who need human love and fellowship, narrow enough to shut out all envy, pride and strife. Make its threshold smooth enough...
by caroline | Mar 10, 2012 | Other, Reflection
Mountains Jesus often went into the hills to pray. He preached his most famous sermon from a hilltop. He was transfigured on Mount Tabor, died on Mount Calvary, and ascended to heaven from Mount Olivet. It seems that he loved hills and mountains. Why was this? Was it...