Cathedral News

There is a growing number of people in Ireland who reject anything that is not backed up with material evidence. Science reigns supreme.

John begins his gospel with darkness, contrasting it with the light which is Christ.

The liturgy of Palm Sunday invites us to contrast celebrity and adulation, which are worldly values, with the suffering and humiliation which Jesus embraced.

The week between Passion Sunday and Easter Sunday is the most sacred

This Sunday used to be called Passion Sunday and the statues were all veiled in purple drapery. The practice added a solemnity to the last two weeks of Lent.

Today’s gospel is a drama, with a rich cast of characters through whom John skilfully explores how Jesus, a devout Jew, contrasts a God of compassion with the self-sastisfied Pharisees.

John skilfully imparts some of the most profound teachings of Jesus through two very different people.

The word 'Lent' means Spring. It is the time when nature renews itself.

The desert seems to be a place where people find a closeness to God because, in the barren surroundings, there is nothing to distract them.

Archbishop Romero of San Salvador, who was murdered in 1980, is remembered on 24 March.