Author: Patrick Muldoon

Reflection – Solemnity of the Holy Trinity

This Sunday one week after Pentecost the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the feast which commemorates the mystery at the heart of the Christian faith, our belief in one God as three divine persons, Father, Son…

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Reflection – Sixth Sunday of Easter

In the Gospel today Jesus says to the disciples ‘my own peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid’. Sometimes we are overburdened with the cares of this world…

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Nightfever Dublin – “Come and See”

It’s a regular Saturday night in Dublin City centre and churchgoers have gathered as usual for the 6pm evening Mass at the popular Carmelite Church of St. Teresa’s just off Grafton Street, the capital’s main shopping and nightlife district. The shops…

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‘Come and See’

The scripture extract John 1:35-42, from the beginning of St John’s Gospel, describes the calling of the first disciples. The context of this passage is the journey the disciples of John the Baptist have already been on before they meet Jesus….

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Reflection – Third Sunday of Easter

In today’s readings at Mass we continue along the journey of faith with the disciples as they encounter the risen Christ. In the Gospel we have the account of the appearance of Jesus at the sea of Tiberius. The disciples…

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