by Gerard Bennett | Jan 18, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
The Letter to the Hebrews, being read these days at Mass, contains stirring imagery that both console and challenge us. “The Word of God is alive and active, cutting more finely than any double-edged sword” (Heb 4:12). What a dramatic image, alerting us to the real...
by Gerard Bennett | Jan 14, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
The Gospel readings this week have come from the beginning of St Mark’s account of the life of Our Lord, emphasising His authority, both in word and deed. We hear stories of four remarkable miracles of healing, including a touching scene where Jesus cures Peter’s...
by Gerard Bennett | Jan 4, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
New Year is a time for the making of resolutions to improve the quality of our life, based on an evaluation of our lifestyle in the past twelve months, and looking forward hopefully to a new beginning, a fresh start. Listening to people on the radio advocating various...
by Gerard Bennett | Dec 29, 2022 | History
During the years of comparative tranquillity, the Friary of Multyfarnham sheltered under its roof for a period of time, one Brother Michael O’Clery OFM, who collected materials for the great repository of Irish history – the Annals of the Four Masters. This historical...
by Gerard Bennett | Dec 22, 2022 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
Annunciations form the basis of readings at Mass for the first days of this week of Advent. And, like many realities in Scripture, they tend to come in threes (three temptations in the desert, three denials by Peter, three friends climbing Mount Tabor, a Holy Family...
