One of the themes in today’s readings is fear of the Lord. We hear it mentioned in our second reading. It features in different ways in...

Today’s readings revisit some themes we have seen before – the original vocation of humanity, but they also provide a way to think about...

What do we expect from God? Why do bad things happen to good people? How long does it take to follow Jesus? What is going on in your life...

Our gospel today, when read correctly, presents us with a very familiar issue. And the way to read it correctly is hinted at in our first...

Let me begin by thanking everyone for your prayers for our World Youth Day (WYD) Pilgrimage. I believe there will be many fruits flowing...

Some of you might know the name. Richard Feynman. He was one of the great scientists of the last century. Among other things, he created...

Our Gospel today is one of those passages that seems to summarise the Good News. Like the Road to Emmaus and John 3, it seems like an...

This Gospel reminds me of CS Lewis’s famous statement about Jesus’s identity. There are only three options: he is a liar, he is crazy, or...

Last week I used a quote from Simone Weil as a way into our readings. This week she popped up again. On Friday, we had a couple of...

I would like to read you a quote that I think speaks to our readings today. It is from the French 20th century mystic, Simone Weil....

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. The Church asks us to reflect on the great mystery of the Eucharist. But where to...

Where do we learn about love? A few years ago, when I was working as a hospital chaplain, I had a very powerful encounter, which made me...

I think I have mentioned before how our parish prepares families for the baptism of their children. In some fashion or other, we end up...

This week we had our prep students join us for Mass on Friday. We also had at St Colman’s the funeral of Pamela Wood, one of the pillars...

In our second reading today, St Peter instructs those he is addressing to be ready to explain the reason why they have such hope. This is...