A few years ago, back when foreign travel was possible, Vicki and I visited India. One Sunday we were in Goa, which has a strong Catholic...

Today we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost. In a special way this feast calls to mind the power and working of the Holy Spirit in...

Today, we celebrate the Ascension. The Ascension is the revelation of humanity’s destiny. This is what humans were created for. Total...

Our gospel talks about joy. Jesus tells us that he wants his joy to be in us and our joy to be complete. We should think about joy. What...

As mentioned last Sunday, this week the Archbishop, the Vicar-General and various of their offices briefed the clergy on information...

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 Wednesday there will be no parish Mass because Archbishop Peter has asked all clergy to attend a meeting. I think this meeting...

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...