Jesus lives!
There was a Russian Cossack, who had two sons in the First World War. Their names were Peter and Gregory. One day the father received a letter from the front. Unable to read he handed it to his daughter.
A day of surprises
Easter Sunday is the day of surprises: kids hunt for eggs the adults have hidden around the garden. They open them to find jelly beans or chocolates inside. Families and friends give gifts to one another on a scale almost the equal of Christmas.
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Easter suffering in Ukraine
Sunday marks the start of Passion Week. The most important week in the Christian calendar when Jesus is hailed a hero on Palm Sunday by his followers only to be put to death five days later.
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Evil doesn’t have the last word
Soon after a refugee family moved into their new home, they became victims of racial abuse. One morning, as Fariza left the house to walk her two young children to school, they were confronted by a rowdy mob waving placards, shouting obscenities, and smearing the house and front fence with hate-filled graffiti.
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Purposeful prayer
As Christians each of us is called to be a person of prayer and each of us has to discover the kind of prayer —or rather the kind of setting for prayer – that suits us best. What matters is that we pray. The methods we adopt are of secondary importance and depend to a great extent on knowledge of ourselves, of our strengths and weaknesses.
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Mercy and compassion above all
If you were asked to name ten famous figures in the #Bible, you would probably list a series of well-known male identities, for example, Abraham, Moses, Job, Jesus, Peter, or Paul. Of the 1426 names mentioned in the Bible, 1315 are male. Only 111 women’s names appear in the Sacred Scriptures.
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A father’s undying love for his sons
The parable in today’s gospel tells us about the experience of being loved and forgiven. It is about a father who shares his love equally with his two sons and, as they mature into adulthood, he gives them space to make their own decisions.
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Morality of War Part 3
The displacement of thousands of Ukrainians is distressing. Families have fled their homes in terror as Russian bombs reign down and the red tanks roll in.
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St Patrick in Irish folklore
It may be trite to say that St Patrick was a larger than life figure, and yet, that is what he was. There is Patrick the saint whose life is a guide for living by the spirit and values of the gospel of Jesus; and then there is Patrick of the folk tradition. This article focuses on Patrick of the folk tradition.
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Happy times
This Sunday is International Day of Happiness and on Monday we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day.
Like any mother and son, Lorna and Paul Castles have a special bond, and after a lifetime living under the same roof their affection for one another runs deep. Lorna is a sprightly 95 and Paul is 52 and lives with Down’s syndrome.