BANDITS ON THE ROAD
The Good Samaritan is a very familiar parable, and on one level the point is absolutely clear. But it’s always worth trying to go a little deeper. Precisely because the […]
Tag: Jim Mcaloon
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‘You will be my witnesses’
What are we to make of the Ascension? In the creed every Sunday we say that Jesus ‘ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the […]
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CHRIST IS RISEN
It seems appropriate to give the front page, this week, to our beloved Pope Francis. The following are extracts from his homily for Easter Sunday 2025, read for him by […]
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Listen to Him
The American Jesuit Daniel Berrigan once wrote Ten Commandments for the Long Haul. He was meditating on hope and perseverance in difficult times. His first commandment was ‘Call on Jesus […]
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John the Baptist
As the new liturgical year begins, we pick up Saint Luke’s Gospel. Luke gives a fair bit of space in his opening chapters to Mary, and a similar amount to […]