All posts tagged mary
The Annunciation
An annunciation means to be told something. What is told can mean suffering or joy. A phone rings, a letter comes, an e-mail arrives. A dear one has cancer; a …
The Eye of the Beholder
“Woman, why are you weeping?” How might many women in our world today answer that question? “My child has no food”. “They have taken my son off to war”. “My …
Fearful, Yet Rejoicing
Mary Magdalen and the other Mary left the tomb “fearful, yet overjoyed.” That phrase in today’s Gospel encapsulates for me a quality I find pervading the Easter liturgies. The Exultet …
Joseph – A Righteous Man
The only description we have of Saint Joseph is this passage from Matthew’s gospel in which he is called a righteous man. The term intrigued the early Fathers of the …
Family Visit Gone Wrong?
I think that any mother might feel a bit provoked by today’s Gospel reading. Jesus’ family, including his mother, shows up at the house where he is staying to visit …
A Wedding in Cana
When you hear the words, ‘there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee don’t even think it could be anything like the weddings and receptions we have in this day …
Mary, the Holy Mother of God
St Luke tells us that “Mary treasured all these things and reflected on them in her heart”. As we continue our celebration of the birth of Jesus, today’s readings provide …
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