The feast of the Assumption is a Holy Day of Obligation and falls on Tuesday. The Assumption is the ex cathedra doctrine (declared by Pope Pius XII in 1950) that […]
Some memorial and feast days are assigned to the week after Pentecost. “Mary, Mother of the Church” was instituted by Pope Francis as a memorial to Mary in 2018, to […]
After Jesus explained that He would soon be departing but He would return (John 16:19-28), the disciples reaffirm steadfast loyalty to Him. He spoke plainly about His relationship with the […]
Jesus gave His disciples a promise and a warning in readings this week: the arrival of the Spirit and the coming persecutions. The Spirit would testify about the Lord […]
Love has two dimensions: emotion and behaviour. We feel an attraction to others so we act on that emotion. Yet, both dimensions can be irrational. The attraction cannot be the […]
Dragged on wooden frames across London and all wearing their priestly vestments, five martyrs “cheerfully went to their deaths as bridegrooms to their marriage” (Thomas More) on 4 May 1535. […]
Gospel readings this week introduce the Eucharistic discourse in John 6. Jesus said “I AM the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, […]
This week we read about the encounter of Nicodemus with Jesus. According to John’s gospel, the Pharisee held high office and high esteem among his peers. He came to the […]
Their Lord had been betrayed by one of their own, then publicly crucified and now His tomb was empty. With mixed senses of sadness and incredulity, two disciples left for […]
As we move into Holy Week and, mindful of last weekend’s reflection, we might consider the responsibilities that reception of the Eucharist places upon us. What sort of God do […]
