Gospel – Dominican Friars Ireland

It is all the same mystery.

Archivist Author — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:29:44 +0000

The Irish Dominicans are always fond of recalling memories of past brethren. One particular memory is that of our brother William Barden, Archbishop of Isfahan of the Latins. Archbishop William was noted for his intense spiritual life and his deep insights into the Christian mystery. One day, just before the community processed out for Christmas Mass, […]

” Beauty Ever Ancient, Ever New”

Archivist Author — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 02:38:49 +0000

Personal testimony is a powerful way to speak of the way God’s love can transform people’s lives. “Every scribe who becomes a disciple of the kingdom of Heaven is like ….” (Matthew 13:52). In this personal testimony, Matthew is giving an insight into his own faith journey with the Lord. Just a few chapters prior to […]

The Annunciation – How to Be Ourselves

Archivist Author — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 08:53:10 +0000

“I want to talk to you…” begins a song that was once very popular (“Grace Kelly”, by Mika). Far less formal and reverent than the archangel Gabriel’s greeting to our Blesséd Mother, “Rejoice, so highly favoured! The Lord is with you.” it still portrays the idea that words of great import are to come. And […]

Pre-Technological Revelation

Archivist Author — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 09:07:03 +0000

St. John assures us that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Ours is an embodied faith. In Christ Jesus, the Scriptures have found their fullest revelation. The ancient prophecies have taken on a new dimension of reality, no longer confined to the speculative or spiritual spheres, crucially important and all as those are. […]

Mary Mother Of God

Archivist Author — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:01:09 +0000

And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning this child; and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in […]

Come, Follow Me

Archivist Author — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 10:49:10 +0000

This year has been marked by awful violence in Syria. Again and again, our newspapers have been filled with images of children displaced by a conflict beyond their understanding. This rupture of familial relationships is one of the marks of tyranny, and it is a pain which the Holy Family knew well. Herod was the […]

All is changed, changed utterly

Archivist Author — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 23:08:16 +0000

Pondering the gift God has given us in Christ’s incarnation, Pope Saint Leo the Great joyfully exclaimed “O Christian, be aware of your nobility”. That God should take on our lowly human nature says something of the exalted status with which He regards it. This is a gift for all people, believers and non-believers alike. […]

Saint Joseph: our role model in difficult times!

Archivist Author — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 12:30:11 +0000

The story of the Gospel this Sunday truly amazes me in so many ways. Consider the situation: Joseph is betrothed to Mary, but after the annunciation she goes to the hill country of Judah to spend three months with Elizabeth her cousin. We could imagine that Joseph would collect her, probably excited at the prospect […]