11th Sunday of the year

We all know that the meaning of the word Gospel is Good News. That’s why someone…

11th Sunday of the year – FIRSTBORN: A RESPONSIBILITY – NOT A PRIVILEGE

Introduction “Do not visit pagan territory and do not enter a Samaritan town. Go instead to…

11th Sunday of the year – You are chosen for a responsibility – not a privilege

Gospel: Matthew 9:36–10:8 Priests and nuns are in constant and dramatic decline: What to do? The…

Feast of Corpus Christi – The Word of God and the Bread of Life

This passage is the concluding part of the discourse on the bread of life taught by…

Feast of Corpus Christi – Amazing Grace

We find in St Thomas Aquinas’s reflection on the Incarnation of Christ an interesting point: God…

Feast of Corpus Christi – Experiencing the Eucharistic Presence

A number of years ago I took a few days off to visit Chicago. Now along…

Feast of Corpus Christi – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

Do you know that there are some people who have trained their memories so well that…

Feast of Corpus Christi – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Chapter 6 in John’s gospel begins with the feeding of the crowd at Passover.  It is…

Feast of Corpus Christi

“If I only know, I never. Sometimes, it hurts.” I remember that these are the very…

Feast of Corpus Christi

TODAY WE CELEBRATE the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.  What actually do we…