August 2025

Both the first reading (Sirach 3:1–18, 20, 28–29) and the Gospel (Luke (14:1, 7–14) today speak about humility! Humility is a word that is often misunderstood. For many, it conjures up images of weakness, of being timid or lacking in confidence. Others equate humility with a kind of false modesty – pretending not to see […]

Some of you will remember that George Foreman passed away earlier this year. He was something of a character – a two-time heavyweight champion of the world, Olympic gold medallist, ordained Baptist minister, author and entrepreneur, and probably most famously the inventor of the George Foreman Grill – indeed a man of many talents. Remarkably,

The first reading today comes from the Book of Revelation (11:19; 12:1-6,10). It is a book that we grapple a bit with and find difficult to understand at times. But in essence it is a book written for a Church under persecution, fear and uncertainty. Its purpose was not to frighten, but to encourage and

Fr Jeremiah Browne I want to begin with a story told by Father John Shea about a former student in his twenties who made an appointment to meet with him. The young man had been diagnosed with incurable cancer. When they met, the young man told Fr Shea, “I just wanted to thank you. Something you said

There are moments in life when the ground beneath us gives way. Maybe it’s a phone call, a diagnosis, a decision, or an accident that leaves us breathless. We’ve all felt it – the shock of a sudden loss. The aching confusion when a relationship crumbles. The helplessness as someone we love faces something we