January 12, 2020
This encounter between John and Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel, is remarkable for many things about which we need to be alert and mindful as we read and hear the story […]
January 12, 2020
I heard a story about a family who visited the caves over the holiday, and when they reached the deepest part of the cave, the guide turned out the light […]
December 31, 2019
Great horror erupts in the heart of this text from Matthew 2:13-23. In the middle of the Christmas story, the advent of the birth of Jesus as has been told […]
December 31, 2019
I was reflecting on love, the love we have for our children, our grandchildren, for our nephews and nieces, the children of friends and relatives. The most beautiful pictures and […]
December 31, 2019
I was thinking about the practicalities of being pregnant and having a baby, as I remember giving birth to two sons within the care of our local hospital, with doctors […]
December 18, 2019
Advent is a time for us to focus on the coming of Jesus in three ways, his first, his present and his final Advent. Today, this Third Sunday in Advent […]
December 13, 2019
I was talking to someone recently about their daughter who had struggled since her teenage years to make sense of the world. She had left school early, found herself in […]
December 6, 2019
Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time of repentance and celebration as we anticipate the return of Christ. The Latin word ‘adventus’ means ‘arrival’ or ‘coming’; […]
November 24, 2019
Today is known as ‘The Reign of Christ’ or ‘Christ the King’. It was introduced relatively recently into the church calendar in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Along with the […]