Reflections

In a poem in the Irish language, transmitted in folklore and in written tradition, in the course of an instruction to a young person beginning life’s course, among other matters …

Reflection & Dialogue: Facing the future with vision and response to vision In today’s liturgical readings we have material for reflection on how to bring vision and response to this …

Reflection & Dialogue: Forgiveness; No Revenge. A Message for faith communities and civil society. The biblical and Gospel message, while primarily addressed to believers, may also have much to say …

Reflection & Dialogue: Christianity and the soul of a nation. Currently, when attempts are being made to decrease the influence of the Church in public life, or to impede it …

Reflection & Dialogue: Free from the Law, but under the Law of Christ. A question that has been with Christianity from the beginning, and is still with it, is the …

Reflection on the Second Reading. One must live with the mystery that is God. One lesson to be learned from the second reading, in which Paul is speaking to the …

Reflection & Dialogue: Prayer for help in a troubled Church What is indicated as material for reflection with regard to the present readings seems determined by the Gospel text, and …

Reflection & Dialogue: Christ and his Church the Pearl of Great Price Today’s readings in good part speak for themselves and provide ample material for reflection on faith in the …

Reflection & Dialogue: The beginnings and growth of the kingdom of God and of the church, a growth beyond bounds, despite weaknesses and scandals. A principle, and for some time …

The word of God inspires eager longing and hope. The theme of eager longing and hope runs through the three readings today, and invite us to reflect on them in …