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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Reflection – 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time

The Gospel today challenges us to ponder what it means to be true followers of Christ. Jesus questions the disciples “who do you say I am?’” and proposes to them the ultimate challenge of discipleship “if anyone wants to be…

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‘Keep Calm and innovate on’!

We were privileged to have had Heidi Campbell, Associate Professor at the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University as the keynote speaker at ECIC in Dublin 2013. On Friday Heidi presented to us her final reflections on our days…

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