Sunday,
5th February 2012
Fifth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Statement
from Bishop Liam MacDaid
I wish to inform
the priests and people of the diocese of Clogher that,
contrary to misinterpretations printed on the front
page and expanded in a feature article titled a special
investigation on Thursday 12 January 2012 in the Irish
News, the two priests named as having worked in the
diocese of Clogher were not at any time being paid by
the diocese since leaving priestly ministry. This may
be an important assurance to the faithful in relation
to the use of their contributions to their parish and
diocese.
“The
fever left her and she began to wait on them.”
One of the
lovely features of the Gospels is the number of healing
stories they contain. Nothing is too big or too small
to bring to Jesus. He raised Lazarus from the dead;
he healed Peter’s mother-in-law from a fever.
That same Jesus is with us and among us with the same
power and the same longing, to heal us into wholeness.
All we have to do is ask him for what we need for ourselves
and for one another and know that he will answer. We
all need his healing power in so far as we set limits
to our love for one another because his great commandment
is to love. Husbands and wives often need to stretch
their love into forgiveness if they are to go forward
together. Parents need to grow in understanding of their
children. And in our faith community we need Christ’s
power to help us to take true responsibility for those
in need.
Fr.
Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
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