Thought for the Week | The crowds see in Jesus’ cure of the possessed man, in today’s gospel, as further affirmation of his authority. Jesus’ power to heal gives greater credence to his teaching. Jesus impresses the crowds through his words, which are manifested with power in his deeds. Mark’s Gospel tells us that because of the authority with which he healed, Jesus’ fame spread throughout all of Galilee. Read more
As we live through an unprecedented time of challenge and uncertainty, our faith and our resilience can be tested.
We can ask questions like ‘Will things ever be the same again?’, ‘When can we get back to normality?’, ‘Where is God in all of this?’ In response to this, we reflect upon how Catholic schools are communities of faith and resilience. In Catholic schools, we are called to support each other and to have faith in the promise of the Good News. Catholic schools are inspired by the belief that God has created each one of us with a capacity to give love and receive love. This love is bound in faith and is more resilient than any virus.
While each Catholic school is such a community, every Catholic school fosters the holistic development of its students, promotes their wellbeing and offers them cultivation of a deeper, loving relationship with God. Jesus teaches us to love one another as he has loved us. This week, we celebrate the gifts and talents we have in following Jesus’ teaching. This year we celebrate how we are called to be communities of faith and resilience, through our thoughts, words and actions. In doing so, we live out the meaning of the beautiful hymn Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.
Where charity and love are, God is there.
Thought for the Week | Sunday of the Word of God
In his Apostolic Letter of 30 September 2019, Aperuit illis Pope Francis established that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be the Sunday of the Word of God. Sunday of the Word of God is a day to be devoted to the celebration, study, and spreading of the Word of God. Pope Francis is clear from the very first paragraph of this letter that the relationship between the Risen Lord, a community of believers, and sacred Scripture is essential to who we are as Christians. For more see www.catholicbishops.ie
In his Apostolic Letter of 30 September 2019, Aperuit illis Pope Francis established that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be the Sunday of the Word of God.
Thought for the Week | Surprisingly, on this the last day of the Christmas season the Gospel does not tell a story from Jesus’ childhood. Instead the Gospel reveals Jesus’ relationship to God: the Son of Mary and Joseph is also God’s own Son. We believe that through Baptism we are also made children of God.
Thought for the Week | Surprisingly, on this the last day of the Christmas season the Gospel does not tell a story from Jesus’ childhood. Instead the Gospel reveals Jesus’ relationship to God: the Son of Mary and Joseph is also God’s own Son. We believe that through Baptism we are also made children of God. Read more
Thought for the Week | “Solidarity concretely expresses our love for others, not as a vague sentiment but as a “firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good; that is to say to the good of all and of each individual, because we are all really responsible for all”.[14] Solidarity helps us to regard others – whether as individuals or, more broadly, as peoples or nations – as more than mere statistics, or as a means to be used and then discarded once no longer useful, but as our neighbours, companions on our journey, called like ourselves to partake of the banquet of life to which all are equally invited by God.” (Pope Francis’ Message for World Day of Peace Jan 1st 2021) Read more