by Michael McG | May 1, 2023 | Voice Column
May has always been dedicated to the honour of Our Lady – Welcome month of Mary! I can remember singing this as a child. Fittingly during the course of the month, we celebrate three important feasts in honour of Mary, Mother of God. On 13th of the month, we celebrate...
by Michael McG | Apr 11, 2023 | Voice Column
In his column this month, Bishop Terry has some suggestions to enhance our Holy Week observations… PALM SUNDAY We begin our Holy Week celebrations. The procession Gospel sets the scene. Then Isaiah tells us of the suffering servant. Jesus now fulfils this role....
by Michael McG | Mar 10, 2023 | Voice Column
Lent is a time for renewal, Metanoia, change of heart. We began the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday. An action which reminded us of being humble. Life is a journey towards God. The end of Lent is the celebration of the Easter Vigil. The symbol of Light and Darkness...
by Michael McG | Feb 6, 2023 | Voice Column
“Journeying in dignity” is the theme of the ninth International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, celebrated around February 8 2023.Pope Francis reminds us, “Human trafficking is an open wound of contemporary society. A scourge upon the body of...
by Michael McG | Jan 9, 2023 | Voice Column
New Year’s Day has many historical and religious origins. In our part of the world, it owes its principal origins to the Roman god Janus. Janus was the god of gateways. He is depicted with two faces, one facing forwards and one facing backwards, the god of beginnings...
by Michael McG | Dec 6, 2022 | Voice Column
Deep down inside the human spirit there is a flame of hope. Sometimes that hope can be expressed crudely in wanton restlessness or it can be enshrined in persevering heroic trust against the odds. It is not optimism, though, like Mr Micawber, but genuine hope is...
