Bible Conference 2020 – Francis Hogan

In November 2020 there was a Bible Conference in St. Mary’s, Popes Quay, Cork. Please find here the keynote given by Francis Hogan during the conference. Frances Hogan is a lay missionary and Bible scholar.

Bishop Barron’s Lenten Reflections

Week Five: Loving an Enemy This Lent
Forgiveness. It can be such a hard thing to give and to receive. It can be easy to forgive the people we love, the people we are close to. But what about our enemies? That task can seem insurmountable. Then again, so is...
Week Four: Christ in the Desert
You’ve heard it before and you will hear it again. It comes every lent, the reading about Christ in the desert. The Devil tempts Christ to move off the path and disobey God. We all know temptation, but it can be hard to see...
Week Six: The Power of the Cross
Pain. It is a feeling that everyone knows. We have all experienced it differently to varying degrees and at different points in our lives. It’s not something you can escape. Why is it that the Church focuses on a man in the...
Week Three: Having a "Personal Relationship" with Jesus
When we think of standing in line waiting to tell the priest everything bad we have done, it can be tempting to justify and rationalize our actions. For a large number of people, confession is a nerve-racking, anxiety-inducing...
Week Five: Loving an Enemy This Lent
Forgiveness. It can be such a hard thing to give and to receive. It can be easy to forgive the people we love, the people we are close to. But what about our enemies? That task can seem insurmountable. Then again, so is...
Week Two: Is Being Good Enough?
As we enter into the liturgical season of lent, the church around us changes. Songs become more somber, the priest and deacons wear different colored robes, and Mass parts change. But how does this help us enter into Lent?...