Lent
A useful guide through Lent
February 9, 2021
Kieran O'Mahony's book 'Hearers of the Word' from Messenger Publications is a guide to praying and exploring the scripture readings during Lent
Read moreFollowing the way of the cross
April 5, 2020
Paul Campbell reflects on the different responses to Jesus in the Matthew's Palm Sunday gospel
Read moreHappy 21st, Sacred Space!
February 25, 2020
On Ash Wednesday 1999, 1,000 people prayed in English for the first time on Sacred Space, the online prayer website created by the Jesuits in Ireland
Read moreDoing theology this Lent
February 5, 2020
Fr Kieran J O’Mahony OSA has teamed up with Messenger Publications to provide a prayerful and scholarly study of the readings for Lent and Holy Week
Read moreLenten journey in Clongowes
April 9, 2019
Clongowes Wood College SJ used state of the art technology to offer creative Lenten services during the months of March and April 2019
Read moreLent 2018: Week after Lent: The Displacement of Home
April 1, 2018
Read 1 Peter 2:4-12 When did secularity become ascendant in Ireland? Was it when pubs were allowed to be opened on Sunday in Northern Ireland, which only happened in 1989?...
Read moreLent 2018: Week 7 – The captive God
March 29, 2018
Read Matthew 27:11-26 Throughout Lent, we have considered the complex meaning of “home” in the Scriptures. Home is both a thing to be treasured – a destination longed for by...
Read moreLent 2018: Week 6 – The wandering God
March 20, 2018
Read: Luke 15:11-32 The parable we consider this week is perhaps, along with the Good Samaritan, the best-known and most-loved of all Jesus’ divine yarns. There is, of course, no...
Read moreLent 2018: Week 5 – The refugee God
March 13, 2018
Read: Matthew 2:13-18 How rare it is that in the midst of the crass consumerism and sentimental spirituality that is modern Christmas that we reflect on the first people invited...
Read moreThe Dead of Winter
March 7, 2018
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Snow is much more likely to arrive during Lent and to coincide with our remembrance of His 40 days in the desert.
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