16th September 2018

Dear Parishioners

The age-old problem of why people suffer has puzzled thinking minds down the centuries and has never been answered with any degree of satisfaction.  Jesus never explained why we have to suffer, nor did he rid the world of suffering.  But he did give suffering a meaning and a value by filling it with his presence.  He took up his cross and went into the very heart of suffering, trusting and praying that God would see him through it.  Jesus encourages us to take up our crosses and follow in his footsteps.  The only sure promise we have is that every cross, no matter how hard it is to bear, if united with the cross of Jesus Christ, becomes meaningful to the ultimate point to being a source of salvation for us.  The crosses we carry in life can become ladders that lead to heaven...  .........Read More

Kevin Donaghy PP