Today’s readings focus on the theme of “mercy”. The author of the Wisdom of Solomon reflects on the expansive nature of God’s mercy, which is extended to all creation. The Psalmist sings of the divine being’s graciousness and compassion: “slow to anger and abounding in mercy” (Ps 145:8).
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It’s 60 years this month since the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II, opened in Rome to much pomp and fanfare.
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Today’s reading from Luke’s gospel continues Jesus’ teaching on prayer. It relates one of Jesus’ best-known parables, the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. As with all of Jesus’ parables, it turns our expectations upside down!
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On World Mission Sunday Mass donations are collected to support churches, hospitals, schools and vocations in countries where the Church is new, young or poor. However, as Christians we need to be prepared to welcome the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives and to listen to the call to mission.
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Saint Gerard Majella’s annual Blessing was live streamed on his feast day on Sunday.
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World Mission Sunday will be held this weekend. We all have a ‘mission’ in life. Not everyone is suited to working in drought-stricken Africa or helping India’s poor. But as Anthony Dundon writes, mission can mean a lot of different things and can occur when least expected.
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The Amalekites were a fierce desert tribe, unhappy about strangers coming into their territory and they became one of Israel’s enemies in the early periods of their history. After the lengthy Israelite Exodus from Egypt, and as they prepared to enter the promised land the Amalekites attacked Israel, but Israel repulsed the attack. The battle took place at Rephidim – the last stopping-place of the Israelites on the Exodus from Egypt before they reached Mt Sinai.
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Far too many people go without food each day. The United Nations says the number who went hungry in 2021 was almost 820 million people.
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A new documentary featuring Pope Francis about humanity’s power to stop the ecological emergency facing our planet has been released.
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Have you ever memorised a song, a hymn, a saying, or motto? Advertising companies are paid huge dollars for jingles that stick in the minds of potential customers.
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