02 April 2013

I met 'Pope John Paul III' on Easter Sunday

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On Easter Sunday afternoon in the chapel in the village where I live here in Bacolod City I baptized a girl born in January. At the cel...
30 March 2013

'Do not let yourselves be robbed of hope' - Pope Francis to young prisoners. Sunday Reflections, Easter Sunday

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The Resurrection of Christ , Rembrandt, c.1639 [ Web Gallery of Art ] Readings for Easter Vigil (New American Bible: Philippines, U...
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Holy Saturday. 'My body shall rest in hope.'

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Entombment , Unknown French Master, 1496, Solesmes Abbey ( Web Gallery of Art ) From an ancient homily for Holy Saturday T...
29 March 2013

Good Friday: The Passion and Death of Jesus through the eyes of El Greco

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The Agony in the Garden . c.1608 Christ Carrying the Cross , 1600-05 The Veil of St Veronica , 1580-82 The Disrobing of...
27 March 2013

Holy Thursday. 'I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.'

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Christ Washing the Feet of his Disciples (detail) Tintoretto, c.1547 ( Web Gallery of Art ) Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper ...

100th anniversary of the birth of my Dad

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John Coyle, my Dad, about a week before his sudden death on 11 August 1987. Please remember in your prayers the soul of my father, Jo...
25 March 2013

Confession: an expression of God's mercy

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I came across this short video today on the website of the Archdiocese of Vancouver . It shows how our sins affect others, in this inst...