Diocesan Notices: 14th March 2012
From the Dublin Diocesan Noticeboard.
March 14, 2012
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Pastor's Desk: Third Sunday of Lent
It is hard to believe that the Ten Commandments were written some 3,500 years ago. Moses received the two tablets of stone which bore the Commandments from God and they have been the foundation of civilised society for Jews and Christians ever since. The beauty of the Commandments is their simplicity. In a clear way they emphasise the centrality of God in the lives of all who follow them and then they tell us to think of others and their needs rather than to suit ourselves.
Secular society today denies there is a supreme being such as God at all and therefore each person centres themselves not on God, but on themselves. What is good or bad is no longer decided externally but by how “I” feel about it. Likewise how I treat others is no longer dictated by morals agreed by all but by me and my happiness. The name given to this kind of thinking is “relativism” and it is something Pope Benedict has spoken about at length. Good and bad, right and wrong, are decided by how it is experienced relative to each individual, not by a moral code external to the individual.
The Ten Commandments are still the best moral code for Christian living and, as we examine our conscience this Lent, we should use them as a ruler to see how we measure up.
The Lenten Talks are being enjoyed very much by those who have attended them and the third of our series next Wednesday is with the well-known journalist and TV commentator, David Quinn. We are very privileged that our speakers have made themselves available to present their ideas to us. David will speak on a topic that is very much in the newspapers and on TV programmes at the moment, “the role and contribution of the church to society”. Do make sure to support the talks with your presence.
Fr. Eoin
March 10, 2012
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Diocesan Notices: 7th March 2012
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March 7, 2012
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Trinity News
The March 2012 issue of Trinity News is now available for download.
March 5, 2012
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Pastor's Desk: Second Sunday of Lent
Welcome everyone to Mass on this second Sunday of Lent. The readings today are quite a contrast; the Gospel tells us the story of the Transfiguration, that beautiful moment in time when Jesus was revealed in all his glory as the only Son of God. Our first reading from Genesis is quite a disturbing and distressing piece of scripture where we see God ask Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac. We are left asking how God could ask such a thing. The fact that God stops Abraham before he does any harm to the boy doesn’t dispel our dismay.
The intention of the passage is to show that God stopped short of asking Abraham to do something that He Himself would do in the person of Jesus Christ. God would give His Son Jesus over to sinful men to be the acceptable sacrifice on behalf of us all. In this season of Lent when we are making our own sacrifices we realise nothing asked of us compares to that suffered by Jesus on our behalf. In the beautiful Gospel text of the Transfiguration, Jesus is revealed in His glory before His closest apostles as a preparation for what lay ahead, His suffering and passion. Peter, the leader of the apostles gets it wrong again. He wants to build three tents and remain in this blissful experience. But the reality is we all must come down from the mountain, those moments of God’s closeness, and continue our journey in the valleys.
Fr. Eoin
The second of our Lenten Talks takes place this Wednesday at 7.30pm in the church when Maria Stanley Mohan will address “The challenges facing Christians in today’s society”. Do come along as we reflect on trying to be a person of faith today.
March 3, 2012
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