Pope Francis: Before you judge, take a good look in the mirror
Christians must take a good look at their own sins before calling out their neighbour’s faults “Look at yourself in the mirror, not to put on makeup...
June 2016
Only Jesus Can Change our Hearts
Recognising the needs of others is a sign of genuine conversion, which only happens when the heart is ready to be changed by Jesus “True conversion happens...
Iona: Scotland’s ‘thin place’ between Earth and Heaven
An ancient monastic community founded in the 6th century became a centre of learning and spirituality spreading Christianity through Britain On the rocky shoreline of Iona an...
More Catholics are Reading the Bible
Almost everything that Pope Francis says is straight out of the Bible. He once said that his Bible is old, beat up and worth more to him...
Why Are We So Indifferent?
Indifference and hostility can blind Christians from recognising Jesus in those most in need “This indifference and hostility can turn into aggression” toward people often marginalised by...
America’s Deadly Obsession with Guns
It’s the worst mass shooting in modern American history. With at least 50 people murdered as a result of gunshot wounds, and dozens more critically wounded, a...
Mass Readings: 19 June – 26 June, 2016
Liturgical Calendar Year C, Weekdays Cycle Year 2 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday June 19 Zechariah 12:10-11; 13:1, Psalms 63:2-6, 8-9, Galatians 3:26-29, Luke 9:18-24 Monday...
Halftime in the Holy Year
We have passed the halfway point of the extraordinary Year of Mercy, and this presents us with a timely opportunity to take stock of the impact the...
Change Can Be a Good Thing
By Fr David Holdcroft SJ – The levels of migration out of the Middle East into Europe and elsewhere has achieved what many years of work by communications...
