Máirtín Mac Conmara MSC Blackrock, Dublin   An Séú Domhnach Fichead Saor 1 Deireadh Fómhair 2023   Iontróid Léachtaí an lae agus téama an Aifrinn:  Bíodh aithne ar Chríost agat. Céad Léacht (Ezícéal). Má thréigeann an drochdhuine a pheacaí, tabharfaidh sé a bheatha slán Dara Léacht (Filipigh). Bígí ar aon mheon le hÍosa Críost; bíodh aithne ar

THOUGH STREETS BROAD AND NARROW Voices of Dublin Dr Declan Collinge Beehive Books, 2023 9781 80097 048 9 • pp 286 €29.99/£27.99 I am so at home in Dublin, more than any other city, that I feel it has always been familiar to me. It took me years to see through its soft charm to

A Mission to Rebuild the Church In the year 1205 as he knelt in the crumbling church of San Damiano before the cross in deep prayer, a voice came to Francis of Assisi (Feast day, 4 October) saying, ‘Francis, go repair my house which is falling into ruin.’ Not only did Francis take this as

Thought for the Day July – August 2023 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 July 2023 The Gospel of Jesus is not only about a way of life founded on love and mercy, but above all about the person of Jesus himself. Today he claims a special place in our lives, more important than our

New Resources July-August 2023   DOING CHRISTIANITY by Paul Higginson Columba Books, 2023 ISBN 9781782183976 €12.99/stg£10.99 Paul Higginson brings a wealth of experience to Doing Christianity. As a teacher for over 35 years with a specialism in Catholic Social Teaching he also had the earlier role of working with people diagnosed with schizophrenia and later spent

Prayers and Reflections July – August 2023   The Pope’s Monthly Intention July – For a Eucharistic life: We pray that Catholics may place the celebration of the Eucharist at the heart of their lives, transforming human relationships in a very deep way and opening to the encounter with God and all their brothers and sisters.

Seeing Your Life Through The Lens of  The Gospel John Byrne OSA Email [email protected]   Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 July 2023   At a first reading the demand of Jesus sounds selfish ‘Anyone who prefers father or mother to me is not worthy of me.’ It only makes sense when we realise that

Leathanach don Cheiliúraí Máirtín Mac Conmara MSC Blackrock, Dublin   An Tríú Domhnach Déag Saor 2 Iúil 2023   Iontróid Léachtaí an lae agus téama an Aifrinn: Leanann misean Chríost ar aghaidh go dtí ár lá féin. Céad Léacht (2 Ríthe). Is fear naofa le Dia an fear seo; ligeadh sé a scíth anseo. Dara Léacht

Book Reviews PEDRO ARRUPE A Heart Larger than the World Messenger Publications, 2022 9780788125871 • pp 261 €19.95   ‘Action without vision is only passing time. Vision without action is merely daydreaming. Vision with action can change the world’. Nelson Mandela In April of this year, well-known author Dr Brian Grogan SJ was awarded the prestigious

Priesthood – A Great Adventure       For my ordination to the priesthood 37 years ago I chose a quotation from St Thérèse of Lisieux to mark the occasion. She had written; ‘God does not call those who are worthy, but only those it pleases him to call.’ I discovered that St Thérèse, despite