Upcoming Events at Mount St Anne’s, Killenard, Portarlington, Co. Laois.

Published on September 7, 2021

For the grownups, here are a few offerings:

Prayerful Meditation Day – Saturday 18th September 2021. 10am – 3.30pm. Come and enjoy a day of peace, reflection and prayer after a year of coping with Covid, shut downs, and uncertainty. Facilitated by Sr. Anne Kearney hfb and Mount St. Anne’s Team. Cost: €25 (please bring packed Lunch). Tea/Coffee provided. Bookings to 057-8626153 or email: secretary@mountstannes.com

Autumn Online Courses: For details of all upcoming events, check out the website on www.mountstannes.com All Courses are at 19.00-21.00 (Irish Time) on ZOOM. €100 per full course. To book a place please email ceo@mountstannes.com October 6, 13, 20, 27 – ‘Laudato Sí in our Contemporary World’ with Sean McDonagh October 7, 14, 21, 28 – ‘Women in the Bible: Our Mothers in Faith’ with Rosalie Moloney November 3, 10, 17, 24 – ‘Celtic Spirituality: What is it? Has it any significance for life today?’ with Michael Drumm November 4, 11, 18, 25 – ‘Exploring the Synodal Pathway: The Ongoing Reception of Vatican II’ with Janet Forbes and Oonagh O’ Brien.

The Pontifical University at St. Patrick’s College Maynooth offers a blended learning Higher Diploma in Theological Studies. For any enquiries please contact the admissions team: E: admissions@spcm.ie T: +353 (0)1 708 3964

Study Theology Online with the Priory Institute. The Priory Institute, run by the Dominicans, provides online Theology courses to degree level. Attend Saturday lectures in Tallaght or from the comfort of your own home. Register now for Autumn 2021. Find out more on our website, prioryinstitute.com If you have any further questions don’t hesitate to call Frances O’Loughlin, Tel: +353 (0)86 8510769.

Reflection

Jesus tells his disciples to look at him and touch him. Then he asks them for something to eat. What does Pope Francis say we can learn from these three actions of Jesus?
The second verb is to touch. By inviting the disciples to touch him, to verify that he is not a ghost—touch me!— Jesus indicates to them and to us that the relationship with him and with our brothers and sisters cannot remain “at a distance.” Christianity does not exist at a distance; Christianity does not exist only at the level of looking. Love requires looking and it also requires closeness; it requires contact, the sharing of life. The Good Samaritan did not limit himself to looking at that man whom he found half dead along the road: he stopped, he bent down, he treated his wounds, he touched him, he loaded him onto his mount and took him to the inn. And it is the same with Jesus himself: loving him means entering into a communion of life, a communion with him.
Being Christian is not first a doctrine or a moral ideal; it is a living relationship with him, with the Risen Lord: we look at him, we touch him, we are nourished by him and, transformed by his Love; we look at, touch and nourish others as brothers and sisters.
Pope Francis,