Something in Zacchaeus is blocked, crowded, trapped. There’s a dissatisfaction in him with the way things are; he feels his own smallness. But a stronger instinct in him pushes him beyond all that, an instinct that makes him want to see Jesus. Continue reading A Day Of Sacred Choice
I am Roz, my husband Nick and I were privileged to attend the Adoremus National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and Congress. We were inspired by the key note speeches of Bishop Robert Barron and filled with joy at taking part in the Mass with other pilgrims and joining the Eucharistic procession of the blessed sacrament around the streets of Liverpool. We have spent time reflecting together on … Continue reading Adoremus – A Reflection by Roz & Nick Adie
Taste awakens memories from the past and brings us back to specific times and experiences. Blackberry jam brings me back to the Castlegar fields on the edge of Galway city where we picked bags of blackberries in the autumn; back to the kitchen where my mother made the jam in a big saucepan; jam jars being filled with the hot new jam. And, when it … Continue reading Taste Awakens Memories
The ultimate goal of the Law is to create in each of us a heart that resembles the Heart of God, a heart that reveals itself in goodness, kindness, fidelity, selflessness and all of the virtues that are the fruit of Godliness. Continue reading Law of the Heart
It’s easy to look for the evidence of absence but it’s a much more refined thing to look for the evidence of God’s presence among us. Continue reading EVIDENCE OF PRESENCE
Again, I go back to Aran to live anew this beautiful mystery that I learned there – the mystery of gazing quietly at the sea, gazing upon the reality of life to discover the abiding presence of God there. Continue reading ADVENT: Season of Desire
Last week my beloved 8 year old niece Katie was sitting on the arm of the couch, leaning against my shoulder while she was very efficiently doing some designing on models in one of her books. In the midst of her activity she said, “my friend at school is in love with Ollie Murs!” (I think that’s who she mentioned) “Is she” I said and … Continue reading November Remembering
It’s Friday evening, feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, and I’m restless. The restlessness of the bereaved. I don’t know what to do with myself. And end up in the almost empty church. I kneel. I stand. Do the stations of the cross. And there it is, a point of connection. Mary holding the dead body of her son. She is every mother and … Continue reading To Look After Something Precious: In Memory of Patricia
In the early 1960’s things were hard economically and my mother never tired of reminding us that “money doesn’t grow on trees” and that it was hard to “make ends meet.” So she was understandably furious when my older sister Maura, who was about 8 years old, lost the thrupenny piece on the way to the shop to get something for the tea. I was … Continue reading Loss – The Need To Be Found
Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. So therefore, none of you can become my disciple unless you give up all your possessions. (Jesus) I come from a very close knit family. Our bonds are very strong so that cutting loose from each other has been very difficult, especially in the early years of our leaving home. Around this time of … Continue reading Unless You Give Up All
