From the desk of Fr. Ignatius Waters, cp Sunday, 30th June 2019      Trump wants America to be great again. How often have we heard that?  Muhammed Ali thought he was the greatest. And even Jesus’ first disciples were competing and arguing among themselves about which of them was the greatest! In today’s gospel...

From the desk of Fr. Ignatius Waters, cp Sunday, 23rd June 2019        We talk about Jesus’ presence with us and we call it a ‘real’ presence. It is not imaginary; it is a real meeting, a real contact, life flowing one to another. And we do long for real presence, don’t we?...

From the desk of Fr. Ignatius Waters, cp Sunday, 16th June 2019        The Mystery of the Trinity is the mystery of a God who does not live in splendid isolation but a God who rejoices eternally in intimacy. This week I share with you this shortened version of an article by scripture...

From the desk of Fr. Ignatius Waters, cp Sunday, 9th June 2019      There’s a lovely simple story about a young ocean fish swimming around everywhere, looking for the ocean. He consults an older, more experienced fish who is very surprised and says, “But this is the ocean, you’re in it, it’s all around...

From the desk of Fr. Ignatius Waters, cp Sunday, 2nd June 2019      Jesus talked about the Good Shepherd carrying the lost sheep home on his shoulders. We love that image, don’t we? In St. Luke’s gospel, the Ascension is described as Jesus being “carried up to heaven” And where he has gone, we...

From the desk of Fr. Ignatius Waters, cp Sunday, 26th May 2019                                         Medical science has come a long way in helping to control bodily pain. But there is a deeper, more intimate pain that is not...

From the desk of Fr. Ignatius Waters, cp Sunday, 19th May 2019        I was giving a mission in St.Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry sometime during the troubles, and after the night session, the local priests encouraged the people to go home quietly and to ignore the soldiers.  At the back of the Cathedral...

From the desk of Fr. Ignatius Waters, cp Sunday, 12th May 2019      St. Charles was beatified by Pope John Paul way back in October,1988. On my way home at Rome airport, I had just sat down having bought my duty free (including some whiskey – for my mother, of course!), when along came...

From the desk of Fr. Ignatius Waters, cp Sunday, 5th May 2019        Today Jesus cooks breakfast. I’m sure he often did. It’s just that today we hear about it. Without him, the apostles were at a loose end. They decided to go back to what they knew something about – fishing! But...

From the desk of Fr. Ignatius Waters, cp Sunday, 28th April 2019                                              Faith in the Resurrection of Jesus, as we know, is at the heart of Christian faith. Yet we often struggle with...