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Saints of the Month: Ss Cosmos & Damien

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Ss Cosmos and Damien were martyred in Syria in the third century AD. They are remembered on 26 September.

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The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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On 14 September 335 a relic of the  cross, found by St Helena, was venerated by the people in Jerusalem.

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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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When Moses stood with God, receiving the Ten Commandments, the Israelites made a golden calf and worshipped it (Exodus 32:1-4). We may laugh at their credulity; but the message is a stark one.

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

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The theme of today’s readings would appear to be the qualities required of someone seeking the Kingdom of God.

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Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

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The Jews were the chosen people. God spoke to them first and guided them through a long journey, before Jesus, the Christ, was born from their race.

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Galway Camino 2025

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A Jubilee of Hope pilgrim walk to seven holy places in Galway City.

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Saint of the Month: St Mary MacKillop

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Founder of the Josephite order, and the first Australian to be canonised, St Mary MacKillop is remembered on 8 August.

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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Jeremiah prophesied from 626 BC to 586 BC, mostly in Jerusalem. Like many people who speak against the status quo, he was often in trouble.

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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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The word “servant” evokes pictures of Downton Abbey or Upstairs Downstairs and would seem to have little place in a modern republic.

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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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In the Old Testament, in the book of Genesis, Joseph did exactly the same thing as the Rich Fool. He stored large amounts of grain (Genesis 41:48-50). However, the situations were very different.

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