easter

Reflection: We arrive at the fiftieth day – the completion of the Easter Season, and the completion of the Paschal Mystery: the Lord has died, is risen, has ascended to heaven and now gives birth to his Church, by sending the Spirit upon the apostles. This feast of the gift Read More

In the Gospel this Sunday, the Church presents us with the High Priestly prayer of Jesus. His priestly task is completed; it is for the Church to continue his work, to give eternal life to the world. There will be trials and persecutions ahead, but the Church faces them with Read More

By now we are some distance away from Easter, but the season is still permeated with the Easter message: Christ is risen, we are baptised in him. But today a new dimension of the story comes out: Easter is not complete until the risen Lord has returned to the Father Read More

We continue to explore the meaning of baptism, of membership of the Church, of living a life which has been immersed in the life and death of Jesus Christ: in other words, we continue our      ‘Mystagogy’ – our training in the mystery of Baptism and the other Sacraments. We hear Read More