May is the month of Mary, the beautiful “Queen of the May” who points us to her Son and his Eucharistic Presence which will be celebrated more solemnly in June. At Pentecost we will welcome the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit so very necessary for daily life…...and which we long to see accepted in all divided, violent and war-torn societies. … Peter Vigne...
At the beginning of Lent the road to the great feast of the Resurrection, Christ’s Paschal Mystery, stretched out before us...and then a terrible war reminded us of the urgency of conversion and the rejection of all that is evil and the one who is ever ready to sow evil and division: the Evil one, the Enemy, the Demon. Not only that….but also we must...
“A new year stands on my doorstep”. This new visitor, 2022 comes at a time that is “turbulent” for all of us..a time of uncertainty, of directives and recommendations. A virus, Covid 19 has changed and reshaped our personal relationships; a certain “wariness” now interferes with all our meetings. And despite everything the New Year is here…right on our...
November: the month when we remember our beloved dead, “those who have not gone from us but gone before us”, we pray for them and even “with” them. November opens with the feast of ALL SAINTS! These are our role models and we are called to follow in their foot-steps. This month with its focus on holiness will lead us to the ADVENT DOOR, and slowly approach the great...
