A Reading for December 8th
Posted on 26. Nov, 2008 in Gospel Values, Seasons of the Church Year
To mark the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eileen Good reads a passage from St. Luke’s Gospel, Chapter 1, Verses 26 – 38.
The Radical Jesus
Posted on 03. Sep, 2008 in Book Reviews, Gospel Values
Fr. Peter McVerry has spent the last thirty years working with homeless young people. He is the author of many books, and a well know advocacy figure for housing and homelessness. His most recent book Jesus: Social Revolutionary? discusses the Gospels and Christianity. He spoke to Lena Jacobs about the book and the experiences that […]
Matthew’s Gospel
Posted on 23. Jan, 2008 in Church Teachings, Gospel Values
Throughout this year we will hear the Gospel according to Matthew. Fr. Philip Fogarty S.J. has just published a short booklet ‘According to Matthew’ – a Prayerful Guide to the Gospels. Eileen Good spoke to him and asked him about Matthew and what we might expect to hear in his Gospel stories.
Active Citizenship
Posted on 06. Sep, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values
‘Together We’re Better’ is the slogan of the recently established Taskforce on Active Citizenship. The aim of the Taskforce is to get the views of people interested in making their community a better place for everyone to live in, by addressing questions like ‘What does it mean to be an Active Citizen?’ Sr. Bernadette McMahon […]
Judas? Gospel?
Posted on 03. May, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values, Uncategorized
All over Easter there were reports in many papers about the findings of a gospel attributed to the disciple Judas. The National Geographic Society released the first modern translation of the ancient text which has been known since it was denounced as heresy by the bishop of Lyon in AD 180. Eileen Good asked Jesuit […]
The Body and Blood of Christ
Posted on 25. May, 2005 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values
The practice of the Eucharist or Holy Communion is in accordance with Jesus’ instruction at the Last Supper, that his followers take bread as his body and wine as his blood in remembrance of him. Fr. Frank Mullan talks about how this is at the very centre of our Christian beliefs and when we practice […]
St. Mark’s Gospel
Posted on 30. Mar, 2005 in Church Teachings, Gospel Values
The narrative Gospel of Mark is one of the Synoptic Gospels and proclaims Jesus as the Son of God. Fr. Oliver Crilly talks about why St. Mark’s Gospel is one of his favourites and how he enjoys the drama in it. He talks about how he particularly loves the interaction in this gospel because the reader […]
St. Matthew’s Gospel
Posted on 16. Mar, 2005 in Church Teachings, Gospel Values
The Gospel of Matthew is the first book of the New Testament, and is especially noted for Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and his 8 Beatitudes. Fr. Oliver Crilly talks about the writings of Matthew and how he addresses both the Jewish and the Greek-speaking gentile communities and explained how to be a good Christian. […]
A Shortcut to the Gospels
Posted on 02. Mar, 2005 in Church Teachings, Gospel Values
The Gospels are very familiar to us but they are not always so easy to read. Maybe that’s because we’re too familiar with them, since we frequently hear readings from them. We think they’re just the life of Jesus, so that one Gospel is more or less the same as the other. Maybe it’s because […]