Bernadette Soubirous was born of a very poor family in Lourdes, a small village at the foothills of the Pyrenees in the south of France. It was on the 11th of February 1858, whilst she and her sisters went to collect brush wood for the house fire, that 14 year-old Bernadette saw the first of […]
“If we want to find Jesus, we have to overcome our fear of taking risks, our self-satisfaction and our indolent refusal to ask anything more of life. We need to take risks simply to meet a Child. Those risks are immensely worth the effort, since in finding that Child, in discovering his tenderness and love, […]
The Advent Wreath is a symbol of life and light. The wreath is a circle with neither a beginning nor end, just like God’s love for us. The four candles on the wreath represent the four Sundays in Advent. We light one candle on the Advent wreath every week as we prepare for Christmas. By […]
The New Church Year begins on the First Sunday of Advent. As we will be in Year A in the three-year cycle of Sunday readings, for the next year we will be hearing mainly from the Gospel of St. Matthew. John’s gospel will feature very strongly in Lent with the stories of the Woman at […]
This Communion Reflection was read during the Mass for the Deceased on Sunday 3rd November 2019 Relatives and friends, it is my time to leave, my last breath does not say “goodbye”, for my love for you is truly timeless, beyond the touch of death. I leave myself not to the undertaker, for […]
When you were born our hearts were so full of happiness That there was no room in us for words When you were growing our hearts were so full of care for you That we spoke soothingly, and sometimes sharply, fearful for your safety. But always in the deepest places of our hearts we spoke […]
World Meeting of Families (WMOF) 2018 Icon The Holy Family Icon Explained The Angels on the Outside – This icon of the Holy Family is shaped a bit like a house with a double door. On the outside of each door there is an angel. Michael on the left, Gabriel on the right. We remember […]
Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free I’m following the path God laid for me I took His hand when I heard the call I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day; To laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way; […]
The Meaning of Advent The word ‘Advent’ is from the Latin ‘Adventus,’ meaning ‘coming.’ Advent marks the beginning of a new Church year and lasts from the fourth Sunday before Christmas, until the celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord. Advent is a period of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to the time […]
You can shed tears that they are gone or you can smile because they have lived. You can close your eyes and pray that they will come back or you can open your eyes and see all that they have left. Your heart can be empty because you can’t see them or you can be full of the love that […]