I was recently watching my grandson’s weekly swimming lesson. While at the pool, I saw a young father play and encourage his small son as the lesson progressed. Each week […]
The reading today fills a liminal space in Matthew’s Gospel (4:12-25). It follows the ‘Temptation of Jesus’ and occurs just before the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes. Matthew’s […]
About 18 years ago, my father asked me if I had considered being ordained as a priest. I remember the occasion vividly as I was packing up to come back […]
The gospel stories give us an invitation, an open ending for a new chapter ready to be written for God’s creation, for our world. We are all presented with a […]
During this week I’ve had a number of conversations unexpectedly highlighting our choices of what to see and believe and consequently, how we build our identity. The random conversations included: […]
I have been reflecting this week on how we show love: love for one another and for God. John’s gospel story of a meal with Jesus, Mary and Martha with […]