Author: suepartington
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Fr Dominic writes: Jesus as the God of Compassion.
The Gospel shows us the character of Jesus. As he looks around at the harassed crowd, he feels compassion and pity. He sees a leaderless people, lost and unsure. They […]
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Fr Dominic writes: Not on bread alone.
Cardinal Hume recalled a incident that happened when he visited Ethiopia during the 1984-85 famine. He was taken to a settlement in the hills where people were waiting for food […]
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Fr Dominic writes: Rublev’s Icon – All are Welcome
There is a beautiful Russian Icon of the Blessed Trinity painted by a monk by the name of Rublev. It depicts the three Divine Persons sitting at a table. A […]
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Fr Dominic writes: Pentecost and Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Pentecost is a great day in the Church’s life. It is a celebration of Jesus’ gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church and to each of the baptised.Today we […]
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Fr Dominic writes: We are called to follow Jesus in the world.
We are called to be in the world not on some ideal, antiseptic island. Over the centuries, some Christians felt that the world was so corrupt that the only solution […]
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Fr Dominic writes: In My Father’s House there are many rooms!
In his commentary on this Gospel Fr. Silvester O’Flynn writes: “I have one special wish for my death-bed. I long to have somebody reading these consoling words of the farewell […]
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Fr Dominic writes: Good Shepherd Sunday / Vocations Sunday
Over the next while in the Parish we will witness the great work of our parents as they guide their children and young people into the Sacraments of First Holy […]
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Fr Dominic writes: Jesus can join us anywhere and at any time on our journey!
The two people walking to Emmaus were evidently followers of Jesus. They don’t appear anywhere else in the Gospel. We don’t hear about them before or after this incident. We […]
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Fr Dominic writes: The Risen Christ showed them his scars!
A striking feature about this Gospel scene is that the Risen Christ retained the scars on the passion on His body. It’s quite extraordinary. Jesus had a transformed, exalted, glorious […]
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Fr Dominic writes: Can we roll the stone away?
Sometimes in the Gospel, there is a single detail that tells the whole story. There is such a detail in this Gospel reading that goes to the very heart of […]