If you have ever read through the First Book of Kings, the passage we have for our first reading this Sunday certainly would have stood out. It is a book about the lives of the kings of Israel and Judah. They are born, they go to war, often they are killed. There are lots of stories and characters, and those stories and character are not always edifying. This short passage is different. It is the story of Elijah on Horeb, the mountain of God, when the prophet encounters God
St Dominic spent his life salting the earth and lighting the world; so, we celebrate him today, in the hope that we may follow him here on earth and so into heaven. To follow the way of Dominic, we need to look at his life. Our Dominic was born at the high point of the Reconquista, that series of military campaigns by a coalition of Christian rulers to retake the Iberian Peninsula. And so, even from the cradle, Dominic had impressed upon him a key principle: heroic efforts
You'll be pleased to know that our group for new and aspiring Catholics is flourishing. Good numbers show up on Wednesday nights for our RCIA group; a similar number have already received initiation this year. Please God, there will be many more. Everyone is always welcome; we’re ready to welcome you as soon as you’re ready. This is the Lord’s work among us and in you. For new Catholics, there is a detachment from the original community. If they’re coming from a Christia
From the beginning, St Dominic’s friars have set about preaching with the mind of the Church. Our homilies are offered here for the good of their readers and the support of homilists everywhere.
