I have a controversial statement to start with. Christians don’t have to drink wine.

Today we have with us Joseph Schaefer from the seminary. He was also with us during Holy week. He has come to speak to us for Good...

This reminds me of summer evening sunlight and a cool breeze. For some reason, the start of this gospel reminds me both of warmth and of...

Think of the boundaries and limits that we create for ourselves. The people we regard as being less than us, the people we look down on...

The women in the gospel confront an empty tomb a giant boulder has been rolled away—where there should be death there is life and THIS...

As human beings we all have some longing to be admired and respected, that is fair enough and we mostly like to fit in with society.

During the long period of lockdown last year, I was browsing idly at paintings for sale on an art website. I was just flicking through...

One of the major breakthroughs in human history is Greek philosophy. Perhaps to a degree not found elsewhere, especially with Plato and...

In our gospel today, Jesus applies the story of Moses lifting up the bronze serpent. In that story, the chosen people reject God and God...

Our God, the God of Moses, the God we see in Jesus, liberates the poor, seeks justice for those on the margins - for widows and orphans...

Our opening prayer talks about spiritual sight. Our first reading and our gospel share a theme of the beloved son. How does this relate...

As we always find with Mark’s gospel, today’s reading is chockers with allusions. When we celebrated the Baptism of the Lord, I looked at...

This is the last Sunday before we begin Lent. As you know, this Wednesday coming is Ash Wednesday. So, this is also the final Sunday of...

The last few Sundays we have been looking at different aspects of the Mass. First, we looked at how our community is called and formed by...

The last few weeks we have been looking at different aspects of the Mass. We have been going through our ritual looking at different...

Last week I mentioned that I was going to use the next few Sundays to look at some aspects of the Mass. We began by looking at the fact...

One of my formators at the seminary would always use his retreats or talks to focus on the prayers and rituals that we do all the time.

This gospel is a goldmine of scriptural references and connections. I highly recommend reading it again this week, but when you do read...

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. This is the feast of the revelation of God’s mystery to the nations. How this works in...

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. It is quite fitting that it comes so close to Christmas when we celebrate in a special...