I’m sure that most of us have, at one time or another, argued with another person. There are good ways to argue, and bad ways to argue....

I went to two interesting events this week that I think lead well into our readings today. The first was a talk by an American...

Did you notice the trap in today’s gospel? As is usual with his parables, Jesus always gives us more than what is on the surface. It all...

Today Jesus asks each one of us: “But when the Son of Man comes, will he find any faith on earth?” How do I hear this question? Is it...

What I would like to focus on today are roles of Jesus as healer but more importantly as thanksgiving. There is a progression from one to...

Have you ever asked God ‘Why?’ , or even been angry with God? This might be because of the state of the world, the fact that there is so...

I wonder whether the Church has been setting us up for this parable over the past few weeks? We had the message about the narrow gate. We...

This is a bit of a weird parable. What exactly of the steward’s behaviour is being praised? Also, what does it means: if you cannot be...

During the Easter season, I asked our parishes to think about Pope Francis and Archbishop Peter’s call for us to become missionary...

Last week we had the image of the narrow gate. I suggested that one way of thinking about this was in terms of attention. Perhaps Jesus...

A few weeks ago, we had the story of Martha and Mary. Jesus praised Mary for choosing the better part, for focussing on Jesus alone. He...

Today we are celebrating the Assumption of Mary into heaven. Yesterday, in our second reading from the letter to the Hebrews, we heard...

As we all know, religion is becoming increasingly strange to many Australians. There is therefore an increasing onus on us as believers...

The latest census data shows that around 40% of Australians indicate that they have no religion. This has been coming for a while. And we...

This week’s readings are a little overwhelming. Probably says more about my prayer the other weeks, but this week, there just seem to be...

In one sense, this is an obvious gospel. It is about living well by starting the right way. It makes no sense to be really busy if I...

Last week, I mentioned using this Easter season to pray about our communities. I noted that the Eucharist must be the heart and the goal...

Today I would like to do something different. A while ago, I asked everyone to commit to praying for vocations. I thank you for that....

Today I would like to focus on the experience of the crowd in our gospel, and I would like to link it to the incredible passage we heard...

The fourth Sunday of Lent is known as Laetare Sunday. This name comes from the entrance antiphon, in which we are told to rejoice,...