I took this photo last evening at the chapel in Cork University Hospital
The beautiful painting of the healing hand, behind the altar is one that is both comforting and uplifting. All kinds of healing are important in our lives, especially physical and spiritual healing.
(The photos on 2u.ie are updated daily)
I have a new video 🎥 below and it is called ‘Always drawn to God’s light’
On This Day
On November 16th 1988 Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of Pakistan. She became the first woman in modern history to lead a Muslim country.
On November 16th 2003 Lionel Messi made his official debut for FC Barcelona against Porto as a substitute
Birthdays Today
Paul Scholes (Ex Man Utd Player) is 50
Frank Bruno (Former Boxing Champion) is 63
Saint For Today
Saint for November 16th is Saint Gertrude who was a German Benedictine nun
Today is International Day for Tolerance. The UN defines tolerance as respect and a willingness to appreciate and accept the diversity of the world’s cultures and all the ways that we are human. It is a human right to receive and that humanity has the right to live in peace.
Interesting Quote For Today
“I feel like if you’re a really good human being, you can try to find something beautiful in every single person, no matter what.” ~Lady Gaga
Did You Know
“Go.” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
My Latest Video 🎥
This is my latest video and it is called ‘Always drawn to God’s Light’ (The video is updated each Wednesday)
The video below I had up last week and it is called ‘The Beautiful Mount Usher Gardens’. If you would like to see a selection of my other videos on Youtube you can click this link here. https://www.youtube.com/@JamesMcSweeneyFr/videos
Spiritual Thought For The Week
(The Spiritual Thought For The Week is updated each Monday)
‘Most of us go through periods in our lives, especially after difficulties of some kind, when our faith seems to disappear or fade away to a weak shadow of what it was previously.”~Saint Martin magazine
For the past week we have seen little sunshine here in Cork. It’s been dry and mild but not even a few hours of sunshine has come our way. During these dark days of November, it is sometimes hard to see everything at its best.
The same can be said when it comes to our spiritual lives. We all hit those days when even our faith seems distant, out of touch and even irrelevant. What gave strength and meaning at one stage of our lives seems to fall short at another stage.
And this is ok. It is ok because it happens to everyone including the saints. If you read the life story of any saint you will inevitably read about the stage in their life where they struggled. Words like ‘desert’, ‘barren’, ‘dry’, ‘meaningless’ and other similar words will be used to describe the experience.
So we are certainly not on our own when it happens to us. It might be tempting to give up, but even the heaviest of fog or darkness will always lift. The words of Jesus, “Be not afraid” are the only words we need to hold, when it seems the clouds and darkness are slow to lift.
