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                                                                                                   Thought for the Day Third Sunday

Seeing Your Life Through The Lens of The Gospel Fifth Sunday of Lent 6 April 2025 These words of Jesus are spoken all the time: ‘I do not condemn you’. In prayer we often feel condemned for our past, or just for whatever in ourselves makes us feel shame. We condemn ourselves for meanness in

Thought for the Day Fifth Sunday of Lent 6 April 2025 Jesus never wants evil. He only wants what is good and life-giving. Therefore, in his great mercy, he instituted the sacrament of Reconciliation so that no one will be lost, so that we can all find the forgiveness we need, no matter how great

Points to Ponder Fifth Sunday of Lent 6 April 2025 The men who brought the woman to Jesus saw her only in terms of her immediate past, while being blind to their own past. Jesus’ way of looking at her was very different; he saw the whole picture of her life, not just one little

Prayers and Reflections for April 2025 The Pope’s Monthly Intention For the use of the new technologies: Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times. * * * A Short Reflection

Leathanach don Cheiliúraí   Máirtín Mac Conmara MSC Blackrock, Dublin 6 Aibrean 2025 An Cúigiú Domhnach den Charghas I gcursaí polaitíochta agus eaglasta is gnáthach le daoine a bheith ag súil le ré nua, agus tá ábhar machnaimh againn ar na cúrsaí sin léachtaí an lae inniu.      Is maith an rud fís do ré

Voices of Hope In this Jubilee Year of Hope, Holy Week and Easter invite us to quiet the despairing noises of daily life and instead listen for the voices of hope God sends us each day. These voices speak through the compassionate word, the gentle gesture of love, the emergence of new life from the

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 March 2025 • Day of Prayer for Temperance   Morning Prayer So far today, God, I’ve done alright. I haven’t gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or over indulgent. I’m very thankful for that, but in a few minutes God, I’m going to get out of

Intercom, March 2025 Points to Ponder   Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 March 2025 • Day of Prayer for Temperance A good Christian, or even a good person, is not just someone who doesn’t do certain things, but rather someone who does do certain things, someone who seeks the good, who strives to promote