Fr Frank Brennan SJ Homily
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In today’s gospel from Matthew, we hear one of the great robust dialogues between Jesus and the Canaanite woman who was a person in need, though not a member of the Chosen People....
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In today’s first reading from the first book of the Kings, Elijah emerges from the cave in search of God. But the Lord was not in the strong wind, nor in the earthquake, nor in the fire. God was not to be found in the big things and the...
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For the third Sunday in a row, we hear Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew Chapter 13. This Sunday we hear the two briefest parables: the labourer in the field who discovers a hidden treasure, and the pearl merchant who finds a pearl of great price....
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Last week we heard the parable of the sower. This week we hear the next parable in Matthew Chapter 13 with Jesus explaining what the kingdom of heaven is like: it’s the parable of the good wheat and the bad weeds. ...
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Matthew Chapter 13 contains 7 parables telling us what the kingdom of heaven is like. The first parable in the series is the parable of the sower in today’s gospel. ...
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We hear Jesus’ words in today’s gospel: ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my...
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During the week I was privileged to attend the book launch of a potted biography of Sister Mary Shanahan, a 97-year-old Sister of the Sacred Heart. ‘I was blessed to be drawn to the Society of the Sacred Heart. I don’t spend my life looking at the supposed good...
In today’s gospel from Matthew, we hear one of the great robust dialogues between Jesus and the Canaanite woman who was a person in need, though not a member of the Chosen People....
In today’s first reading from the first book of the Kings, Elijah emerges from the cave in search of God. But the Lord was not in the strong wind, nor in the earthquake, nor in the fire. God was not to be found in the big things and the...
For the third Sunday in a row, we hear Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew Chapter 13. This Sunday we hear the two briefest parables: the labourer in the field who discovers a hidden treasure, and the pearl merchant who finds a pearl of great price....
Last week we heard the parable of the sower. This week we hear the next parable in Matthew Chapter 13 with Jesus explaining what the kingdom of heaven is like: it’s the parable of the good wheat and the bad weeds. ...
Matthew Chapter 13 contains 7 parables telling us what the kingdom of heaven is like. The first parable in the series is the parable of the sower in today’s gospel. ...
We hear Jesus’ words in today’s gospel: ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my...
During the week I was privileged to attend the book launch of a potted biography of Sister Mary Shanahan, a 97-year-old Sister of the Sacred Heart. ‘I was blessed to be drawn to the Society of the Sacred Heart. I don’t spend my life looking at the supposed good...