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A Reflection on Mercy – Fathers of Saint Joseph Meeting Notes

Date: Saturday, 8th November 2025 Location: St. Mary’s Pope’s Quay, Cork, T23 P8ER Context We began our meeting with a time of adoration, grounding ourselves in silence and prayer before entering into our reflection. Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1668–1669. Oil on canvas. The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. Source: https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/digital-collection/43413?lng=en Reflection Reading Book: LEAD: The Four Marks of Fatherly Greatnes

Marcelo Bastos

Nov 202 min read

The Authority to Protect: A Father’s Call to Lead with Charity

Fathers of Saint Joseph – Meeting Notes Date: Saturday, 25th October 2025 Location: St. Mary’s, Pope’s Quay, Cork, T23 P8ER Context We have returned to our regular meeting format. As usual, we began with a time of adoration before moving into our reflections. Carlo Crivelli, “ Saints Peter and Paul ”, probably 1470s, egg tempera on wood (93.3 × 47 cm), collection of the The National Gallery, London (Acc. No. NG3923) Reflection Reading Book: LEAD: The Four Marks of Fatherl

Marcelo Bastos

Nov 52 min read

Meeting Notes - Agony and Ecstasy

Date: Saturday, 11th October 2025 Location: St. Mary’s, Pope’s Quay, Cork, T23 P8ER Context We resumed our meetings at the Dominican Church at St. Mary’s, Pope’s Quay, in Cork City. The morning began with a time of quiet adoration before moving into our reflection. Reflection Reading Book: LEAD: The Four Marks of Fatherly Greatness by Devin Schadt Pillar II: Embrace Your Essence [Embracing Woman] Reading 65: Agony and Ecstasy “Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galile

Marcelo Bastos

Oct 232 min read