Monthly Archives: April 2016
4th Sunday of Easter
Vocation, vocation, vocation. A threefold calling. Reading the Pope’s new Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) is not something that can be done in a rush. There are innumerable instances when you come across a phrase or a … Continue reading
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3rd Sunday of Easter
Do you love me? By the time you read this, the new Papal Document “Amoris Laetitia” (The Joy of love) will have been published and no doubt much will have been spoken and written about it. The document is Pope … Continue reading
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2nd Sunday of Easter
Is he really a “doubting Thomas”? Sometimes, names and events stick to people for the wrong reasons and try as they might they can’t shake free or disassociate themselves either from their sobriquet or the event that caused it. So … Continue reading
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5th Sunday of Easter
The New Commandment In the synoptic gospels, i.e. the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, an encounter takes place between Jesus and a lawyer, who asks Jesus “which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus responds by citing the … Continue reading →