Blog Post by Cornelius Buckley S.J.
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3 January 2020
3 January 2020 Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus The statement John makes in today’s 1st reading is incredible. It is only faith that makes it ...
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2 January 2020
2 January 2020 Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church In the 1st reading today John again ...
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1 January 2020
1 January 2020 The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God When the shepherds arrived at Bethlehem, ...
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31 December 2019
31 December 2019 The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas There are two themes in today’s readings that should help me make my New Year’s ...
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30 December 2019
30 December 2019 The Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas In today’s Gospel we meet Anna, the very enfleshment of what Jesus will define later ...
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29 December 2019
29 December 2019 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph In today’s Gospel we see that it was with courage built on confidence that Joseph ...
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2 November 2019
2 November 2019 The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Today we pray for all the dead, particularly those who have a ...
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1 November 2019
1 November 2019 Solemnity of All Saints The saints in heaven are “like him” we learn in the 2nd reading of today’s mass. And what does it mean ...
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31 October 2019
31 October 2019 Thursday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time Halloween! Tonight, is the big night. It is one of the oldest baptized ...
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30 October 2019
30 October 2019 Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time Today I shall my prayer by reflecting on the 1st reading. Here, St. Paul tells ...
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