I’m sure many of us pray the Hail Mary daily, most likely as part of the Rosary. And so we daily say to our Lady: “pray for us sinners...

A brand-new priest went to the lectern to preach his first homily after ordination. He was as nervous as a kitten. But when he reached...

Last Tuesday, at a lunch, I had a conversation, which we have all had in different way many a time. The person next to me was a bit...

Today’s reading gives us a vast picture. Perhaps, though, the best way into their breath-taking scope is to spot some of the connective...

Two questions kept coming up when I was praying about this gospel. First: why did Jesus tell his disciples to act as witnesses rather...

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...