Author: Patrick Muldoon

  Today the Church celebrates the second Sunday of Advent. The readings at Mass invite us to take time to reflect and prepare the way for the coming of Christ, opening our hearts to encounter the loving presence of Jesus…

  This Sunday the Church begins a new liturgical year as we enter the season of Advent. The word ‘Advent’  is taken from the Latin word ‘adventus’, which means ‘coming’; reminding us that at this time every year, we focus…

  This Sunday the Church celebrates the feast of Christ, the universal King. It is appropriate that we celebrate this Solemnity as we approach Advent, the season in which we wait in anticipation for the coming of the Messiah, our…

  As we approach the close of the liturgical year of the Church, the readings this Sunday speak about the end of time prompting us to consider the “last things” – death, judgment, heaven and hell in the context of…

  The scribes are again the subject of the teaching of Jesus in today’s Gospel. As interpreters of the Jewish law they attracted a high level of respect in the community and people stood to greet them in the streets….