by Gerard Bennett | Apr 13, 2022 | From the pen of John O'Brien OFM
In our Bibles we are used to seeing the Gospel of Mark ending with chapter 16:1-20. However, in the 18th century it was found that Mark ended in v.8. The ending in the early manuscripts reads: “And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment...
by Gerard Bennett | Apr 11, 2022 | Homilies
We are at the beginning of Holy Week which invites us to ponder and reflect on the final journey of Jesus. Most of the people Jesus encountered on that final journey were hostile to him. Yet, according to today’s Gospel, six days before the feast of...
by Gerard Bennett | Apr 3, 2022 | History
In the early years while the friary church was being constructed the first friars lived in a humble abode. The remoteness of the friary in those early days ensured a place that was well suited to the practice of solitude and recollection. Surrounded by marshes, water,...
by Gerard Bennett | Apr 3, 2022 | Homilies
I’ve always been fascinated by the mystery of what Jesus wrote in the dirt to so affect the accusers of the adulterous woman. Stoning remains today as a legal punishment in some Muslim countries even though it’s not mentioned in the Koran. In 2021 in Mali a...
by Gerard Bennett | Mar 27, 2022 | Homilies
In Gospel’s like today’s Gospel, people are often told to put themselves in the position of one of the major characters of the story. So, we might identify with the Prodigal Son. I suppose we’re all sinners in one way or another; we’ve all travelled away from our...
