We are called and sent by Jesus At one level, today’s gospel is a very easy one to understand. At another it is very challenging to each of us today. It begins with this; Jesus called the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs… so they set off to preach repentance; and anointed...

Jesus is rejected    In the gospel today Jesus takes a trip home to Nazareth. This is not social visit. While there he begins to preach in the synagogue. Initially it seems to be going well for Jesus as the people are astonished when they hear him speak. This doesn’t last long and they turn...

Jesus heals us   Last Sunday we heard about the disciples being caught in the storm while at sea with Jesus. They asked Jesus to save them; he calmed the wind and assured them that he was with them. We ended our reflection by mentioning the woman who touched the hem of Jesus’ garment. Today,...

All at sea!   Dramatic films, plays and novels normally use the image of the storm as a symbol to talk about difficulties or struggles. We may even use phrases such as going through a stormy patch, the storms of life, or being all at sea to describe times in our lives when we are...

From small beginnings… In the gospel today, Jesus uses the most ordinary of words to talk about and describe the Kingdom of God. Using the language of farming, he says that God’s Kingdom grows like a seed that is sown. How the seed grows slowly in own its time, the farmer does not know –...

United to Jesus and to each other Today we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi – The Body and Blood of Jesus. By now most of our churches are open and people are returning to pray with each other. Because of various social restrictions and lock downs we were for far too long isolated and...

Go Make Disciples of All Nations – Trinity Sunday May 30th The Season of Easter ended last Sunday when we celebrated the Feast of Pentecost. Today is Trinity Sunday. As we continue to move forward with an easing of lockdown and social restrictions, today is the day to praise and acknowledge the love and power...

Pentecost Sunday – The Spirit makes all things new Fifty days ago we celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Some were lucky and privileged to have been able to go to church for the Easter liturgies. Sadly some of us were still unable to go to church because of shielding, social restrictions and because...

  (For a reflection on The Ascension please click here – The Feast of the Ascension is celebrated on Sunday May 16th in Ireland) Jesus prays for us and sends us into the world The gospel for today is one in which it seems that Jesus is ‘doing’ nothing. He is not healing anyone or...

The end and the beginning While in some places, the Feast of the Ascension will be celebrated this coming Sunday, in more places it is being marked today, so in honour of the Feast we offer the following reflection. The saying nothing good lasts forever might be a good way to start reflecting on the...