by Gerard Bennett | May 30, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
I have long been puzzled by the question the Rich Young Man asks Jesus in the tenth chapter of Mark’s Gospel: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Mk 10:17) It sounds like the man is asking simply what he needs to do to get into heaven. Commentators tell us that...
by Gerard Bennett | May 29, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
Listening to the daily readings from John’s Gospel this week I was struck by the philosophical themes constantly appearing, mainly to do with the concepts of knowledge and truth. In his final prayer at the Last Supper, offered to the Father for his apostles as he...
by Gerard Bennett | May 19, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
Daily preaching at Mass often involves looking for a connection between the readings, especially between the first one and the Gospel. (Usually, little or no attention is paid to the psalm unless there is an obvious link, as in the case where a prophecy in the psalm...
by Gerard Bennett | May 11, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
It is nice to be remembered in someone’s will, to be left something valuable, even something of the ‘mere sentimental kind,’ some little trinket, a memento of a loved one. Jesus, at the Last Supper, is recorded as leaving something very precious to his disciples, and...
by Gerard Bennett | May 3, 2023 | From the pen of John O'Brien OFM
There is often a sense of astonishment when reading a new work from the ever-busy pen of John O’Brien OFM. One is tempted to ask, as the Lord’s Nazareth neighbours did: “Where did the man get all these ideas?” (Mk 6:3). His eclectic imagination and great gift for...
