The person of Jesus and the gospel of Jesus
Is the truth we need to know
That came home to me long ago
Whatever else came along
Seminary years
Frustration tears
The Gospel is still the song
Every day at daily Mass
The word of God is spoken
It has something vital to say
To a world so lost and broken
Every day when still a priest
I tried to find the word
To share at daily Mass
That the gospel may be heard
The purpose of the mission
As Jesus sends the twelve
Is to heal the broken-hearted
And set all people free
To be good news for everyone
Say God is very near
In your heart and on your lips
Let your life be clear
Brian Fahy
6 July 2022
+ I lived in Rome for two years and studied under Bernhard Haring CSsR. His output was extensive, so much so that a witty confrere, Sam Boland CSsR, historian and humorous Aussie, said of him that he was never guilty of an unpublished thought! But Haring was impressive. His great work, Free and Faithful in Christ, teaches us that freedom is never an isolated reality but is bound intimately to the matter of faithfulness to goodness and to God.
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