Be Silent

This is a meditation by Fr Tom Dowd for the Feast day of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, the first successor of St Josemaria. He was a very bright engineer and later on theologian and canon lawyer, courageous, brave, and conscientious person and was a wonderful support to St Josemaría over many years.

He had a marked devotion to our Lady and gave great example of unity with and love for the Pope.

With the Resurrection of Jesus we begin the 50 days of Eastertide. These days offer us a time to think about the joy of heaven that Christ has won for us with his Passion, Death and Resurrection.

A meditation by Fr Gavan Jennings

Our Lord is tested by some Scribes and Pharisees who bring to him a women caught in compromising circumstances (ref John 8:1-11). In his response he acts with great mercy while not forgetting the needs of Justice. His way of acting reminds us how often charity consist more in understanding that in giving. A Meditation for the Fifth Sunday of Lent by Fr Tom Dowd.

Laetare Sunday allows us to glimpse the mystery of our new life at Easter and hasten towards it in hope. A meditation by Fr Pat Gorevan.

In the Annunciation we see how the Blessed Virgin delights in the will of God. We can learn this lesson from her. A meditation by Fr Gavan Jennings

The personality of St Joseph is very rich. We can pray here about the fact that he is a 'good and faithful' servant. In this, St Joseph is identified with Christ the Servant and comes to share in the joy of God. This identity and joy is also offered to all of us. A meditation by Fr Donncha O hAodha

The 17th March is the Feast of St Patrick, Patron of Ireland. A meditation by Fr Andrew Black.

Ash Wednesday is a favourable time to join the Lenten ‘campaign’ and to let God into our lives anew, so that in Christ we may become the goodness of God. A meditation by Fr Pat Gorevan

When we attend Mass we should remember three things: that we should participate actively in the Mass, we must try to appreciate the mystery of the Mass, and ensure that we do not turn up empty handed.  A meditation by Fr Gavan Jennings

The Feast of the Chair of St Peter on Feb 22 celebrates a precious chair kept in St Peter's Basilica in Rome, and which tradition holds  to have been used by St Peter himself. That chair is a precious relic of St Peter and as a symbol of Jesus entrusting supremacy in the Church to Peter and his successors. A meditation by Fr Gavan Jennings.