Reflections

Dialogue: The Family Today. “Let marriage be held in honour by all”. In a final admonition towards the end of the letter to the Hebrews the author says: “Let marriage …

The Bible in Dialogue with Questions of the Day: Jesus Son of God. Development of belief in the divinity of Christ/ John 16:12-13 has Jesus tell his disciples: “I still …

Reflection & Dialogue: Emmanuel! God (and Christ) is with us always The title given to the son of David in Isaiah’s prophecy, repeated again in Matthew’s Gospel narrative on Jesus’ …

The Bible in Dialogue with Questions of the Day: Beatitudes: Peace and Joy in believing. Reflection: All Saints. A Great cloud of witnesses. Irish tradition and, indeed Christian belief, has …

Reflection & Dialogue: Good example. Christian life requires mutual support In the second reading today, and in others places in his letters, Paul refers to members of his churches being …

Reflection & Dialogue: All welcome within the Church, but a wedding garment of grace called for. The Church likes to portray herself as an open church, open to everyone, irrespective …

Reflection & Dialogue: Fill your minds with everything that is noble. What St Paul has to say in today’s reading from the letter to the Philippians presents abundant material for …

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 …