by Gerard Bennett | Jun 20, 2024 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
Recently, the daily Mass readings brought together Our Lord’s teaching on love of enemies in the Sermon on the Mount with the Old Testament story of King Ahab, his wife Jezebel, Naboth of Jezreel, and the Prophet Elijah (11th Week of Ordinary Time, Monday, and...
by Gerard Bennett | Jun 14, 2024 | Homilies
There was a great celebration of the Feast of St Anthony of Padua on Thursday evening, June 13. The church filled up early with most of those carrying lilies to be blessed. By the time Mass commenced at 8:00pm, there was not a seat empty in the church and...
by Gerard Bennett | Jun 11, 2024 | Homilies
Triduum Day One – June 10, 2024 Our Triduum for the Feast of St Anthony of Padua began on Monday evening. Fr Ulic Troy OFM, a member of the Merchant’s Quay fraternity, is the guest preacher for the celebrations this year. Here, you can listen...
by Gerard Bennett | Jun 9, 2024 | Prayers
Jesus, my friend and constant companion, you are the eternal Word of the Father who became flesh and lived among us. Some translations of Scripture speak of you “pitching your tent among us,” echoing the tented presence of God in the desert leading the People of...
by Gerard Bennett | Jun 6, 2024 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
Common proverbs, such as, “your health is your wealth” often contain a nugget of wisdom from which we can still learn, and equating health with wealth has a reassuring ring to it. This idea challenges a narrow or literal understanding of wealth, defined as possession...
