Author: Patrick Muldoon

Reflection – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

                          The parable of the Good Shepherd in today’s Gospel reveals the love and mercy of God. The shepherd always looks after his sheep and if even one…

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Reflection – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

In our lives there are responsibilities with all we do and with faith it is no different. The practice of faith gives us many privileges but it also gives us responsibilities. In the Gospel this Sunday Jesus speaks of the…

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Reflection – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today’s Gospel prompts us to have humble and generous hearts. Jesus uses the simple metaphor of a wedding party to demonstrate the importance of the virtue of humility in the Christian life. The parable of the tables teaches us to…

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Reflection – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In today’s Gospel Jesus says to his disciples “See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit” prompting his followers to wait in hope and faith for the coming of the kingdom of God at the end of time…

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Learning to become missionaries

In his message for Mission Sunday 2012 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI said “Faith is a gift that is given to us to be shared. It is a talent received so that it may bear fruit. It is a light that…

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