Cathedral News
Saint of the Month: St Philip Neri
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St Philip Neri, founder of the Oratory, is remembered on 26 May.
Fourth Sunday of Easter
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It is all too easy for religious leaders to become involved in partisan politics to the detriment of their spiritual offices .Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais, who presided at the trial of St Joa
Third Sunday of Easter
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We are not certain of the location of Emmaus, but Luke tells us that it was seven miles from Jerusalem.
Saint of the Month: St Julie Billiart
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Founder of the Sisters of Notre Dame, St Julie Billiart is remembered on 8 April.
Second Sunday of Easter
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There is a growing number of people in Ireland who reject anything that is not backed up with material evidence. Science reigns supreme.
Easter Sunday
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John begins his gospel with darkness, contrasting it with the light which is Christ.
Passion Sunday
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The liturgy of Palm Sunday invites us to contrast celebrity and adulation, which are worldly values, with the suffering and humiliation which Jesus embraced.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
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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.
Fourth Sunday of Lent
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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.