TUESDAYS WITH TERESA: Alleluia, Jesus is risen. Let us be glad and rejoice.
Holy Week, the Chrism Mass (Mass of the Oils) and the Triduum have been celebrated with excellence and exuberance at the Sacred Heart Cathedral. I hope you feel elated by the gift of these ceremonies in your own local churches.
TUESDAYS WITH TERESA: A holy message for a Holy Week
Last week, I shared with you some of the material presented at the workshop by Canadian canon lawyer, Fr Frank Morrisey OMI. The most interesting thing I have learnt about Canon Law is that the last canon, Can. 1752, is the most important and all other canons derive their significance in guiding the church, and therefore us, from it. The canon in Latin is:
Salus animarum suprema lex esto
Which, roughly translated, means:
The salvation of souls must be the supreme law of the Church.
Are you one of the spacious and gracious people?
It’s amazing how different you are when you let yourself be in love.
Seasons of a friendship
There are stones in Ailsa Piper’s home named ‘Love’ and ‘Hope’. And when I visit, to enjoy a conversation with dear friends Ailsa and Tony Doherty, I encounter two individuals who might well be named ‘Love’ and ‘Hope’ – but which is which?
An ancient faith brimming with stories
The story of Judaism begins with its founder, Abram.
Even in pain, each day is a new beginning
St Augustine has been quoted as saying, “the greatest evil is physical pain”. Over the past six and a half years I have come to know this evil.
Why not project an Easter message?
Reprising her Advent offering, cinephile Anne Millard suggests a clutch of Easter-flavoured films.
TUESDAYS WITH TERESA: Drawing more deeply into the mystery of the Cross
It is hard for me to imagine that the month of April has begun and we are in the fifth week of Lent with Holy Week beginning on Palm Sunday (next Sunday).