by Karen Moloney | Jun 16, 2018 | Gospel Reflections, News & Media, Sunday Gospel Reflections
Reflection: Have full confidence. The kingdom of God is coming, even if slowly. One must live with the mystery of God. (619) Gospel (Mark 4:26-34). It is the smallest of all trees; yet it grows into the biggest shrub of them all. In this reading, we have two parables...
by Karen Moloney | May 19, 2018 | Gospel Reflections, News & Media, Sunday Gospel Reflections
Reflection: The Holy Spirit and Dialogue with the Modern Age Gospel (John 15:26-27; 16:12-16). The Spirit of truth will lead you to complete truth. In recent decades, in Catholic spirituality and liturgy there has been renewed interest in the role of the Holy Spirit...
by Karen Moloney | May 5, 2018 | Gospel Reflections, News & Media, Sunday Gospel Reflections
Reflection: God Loves Our readings today turn things upside down a bit. In our first reading, we see Cornelius and his household receiving the Holy Spirit first and then being baptized. The second reading tells us that God loves us before we love God or our neighbour....
by Karen Moloney | Mar 26, 2018 | Gospel Reflections, News, News & Media, Sunday Gospel Reflections
RESURRECTION IS NEW LIFE Jesus died. He didn’t seem to die, he didn’t play dead, he died. As a human being He breathed his last on the Cross and died. On Holy Saturday his dead body lay in the tomb. He was completely helpless, completely dependent on His...
by Karen Moloney | Mar 15, 2018 | Gospel Reflections, News, Sunday Gospel Reflections
Reflection & Dialogue: We preach the Gospel not to please mortals, but to please God. Eternal voices: Christ, Peter, Patrick. Messages for St Patrick’s Day On this feast of our national apostle there are many voices inviting us to listen. It is Christ...
by Karen Moloney | Mar 14, 2018 | Gospel Reflections, News & Media, Sunday Gospel Reflections
Reflection: Christ’s victory is that of believers. Gospel (John 12:20-33). “When I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all people to myself”. Reflection. Christ is speaking to us and encouraging us in today’s Gospel reading, since, as the Second...
