Latest News: Gospel Nuggets

Ascension Thursday - which is today - even if it isn’t, can be difficult to imagine, or even to comprehend its significance. A word or two of poetry, rather than prose, can help us ‘see’ with the mind’s eye.

The whole of our lives as Christians is really an integration of what the “new life” given in Baptism really means. If lived authentically, it has the power to change the world.

Much confusion arises over the phrase, the “fear of the Lord.” In this Nugget we explore what that what might mean, and how it can help us with another kind of fear.

The Lord called the disciples on the road to Emmaus, “slow of heart to believe.” We pray He never says that of us! Following the truth, obeying and accepting the truth, will lead to consequences, but great peace.
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The Easter season, as a time of great joy for the believer, is also a confrontation with the depth of our faith in the Resurrection. Is it true, as St. Paul says, that death has no “sting?”