Category: Fr Dominic Writes

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 […]

Very often when we are asked about our beliefs, our faith, our religion we can happily answer that we believe in God, we are Christian and we are Catholic. This […]

It is much more than an intellectual acceptance. Jesus said, “Not everybody who says to me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do the will […]

In the Gospel reading Jesus and the Samaritan seem to be talking about drinking water but it is more than that. The conversation we overhear is not just about her […]

The first signs of spring can be seen outside and its feels like the Parish is springing back into action as well. Our recent Pasta & Pancake party was well […]

If you are reading this on the first Sunday of Lent then you are in the fifth day of observing the Lenten Season. Did you make a resolution to fast […]

The story is told of a Holy old man who used to meditate every morning under a large tree on the banks of the river Ganges in northern India. The […]

The Sermon on the Mount should not be seen as a catechism, but rather a powerful exhortation , intended to convince all who hear it to take heed and follow […]

The Lord says that we are supposed to be the “salt of the earth” and “the light of the world” . In fact it’s a compliment we use today when […]

In the Gospel today Jesus delivers the Sermon on the Mount , beginning with the Beatitudes. Through these he is enlarging our view of the world. We live in a […]