Always telling the story
Each year at Remembrancetide, I try to find some connection with those who served in the First and Second World Wars to make it mean something more to me. This year, I thought that it would be good to see if there were connections with Dublin where I currently am a Scouter with Scouting Ireland. … Read more
Every year since 1919, the nation has paused for two minutes in silence remembering the millions of men and women from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth who have served and sacrificed in defence of our democracy and way of life. Remembrance unites our communities across faiths, cultures, and generations, and the Royal British Legion want … Read more
Some thoughts from the readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time in Year B, 3 October 2021. Readings: Genesis 2:18–24; Psalm 128: 1–6; Hebrews 2:9–11; Mark 10:2–16. God is at our side Two thousand years ago, before the first Christmas, most religions were designed to keep the gods at a safe distance. Pagan religions … Read more
Some thoughts on the Readings for the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time in Year B: Isaiah 50:4–9; Psalm 116:1–6, 8–9; St James 2:14–18; St Mark 8:27–35. Faith without works is dead Is your faith dead or alive? This is an uncomfortable question, but today in the Epistle reading we are confronted with it anyway. St … Read more
This month’s InfoPlus newsletter from the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators has just been sent out to all subscribers. This free online newsletter is emailed to about 1500 people. As well as ISTC news, it contains listings and articles of general interest to the profession. This is the first edition that I have edited. Watch out … Read more
Some thoughts on the readings Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B). God wants friends, not robots Why do so “many disciples,” as St John puts it, decide to stop following our Lord after His explanation of the Eucharist as the “living bread,” while at the same time the Twelve stay with Him? This question … Read more
Some reflections on the readings for the Eucharist for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B): 1 Kings 19:4–8; Psalm 34:2-9; Ephesians 4:30–5:2; St John 5:41–51. The Eucharist nourishes eternal life Our Lord Jesus Christ packs three momentous lessons into this discoures on the Eucharist in today’s Gospel reading. Firstly, He points out the … Read more
By days, weeks, months, and years, kidney dialysis patients learn to live with their thrice-weekly life-saving dialysis treatment. The alternative of not having treatment at all is much worse. Most of us still want to live; so, in order that we might continue to do so, we travel from our home to our dialysis unit … Read more
Some thoughts based on the Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B): Exodus 16:2–4, 12–15; Psalm 78:3–4, 23–25, 54; Ephesians 4:17, 20–24; St John 6:24–35. Christians work for a life, not just for a living. Last Sunday we read that Jesus peformed the multiplication of the loaves, and heard that all the … Read more
Today, is World Drowning Prevention Day, and so I wrote a post for the Facebook page of St John Ambulance Ireland to raise awareness. I used information from the WHO, and Water Safety Ireland to give some facts and figures, together with an image from Pexels.com and Adobe Spark to create the image for the … Read more