Reflection on the Readings for 29 Dec 2024: 1 Samuel 1:20-22,24-28; 1 John 3:1-2,21-24; Luke 2:41-52 On this feast of the Holy Family, we are reminded that we are all…
The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in…
The other day, I heard Ian Bassin saying in an interview that the “lack of accountability by the powerful has been a galvanising political force over the last 15-25 years”.…
Reflection on the Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 22 Dec 2024: Micah 5:1-4; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 On this fourth Sunday of Advent, the Sunday before Christmas, we…
Reflection on the Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent, 15 Dec 2024: Zephaniah 3:14-18; Isaiah 12: Philippians 4:4-7; Is61:1(Lk4:18); Luke 3:10-18 The third Sunday of Advent is the third…
Reflection on the Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, 08 Dec 2024: Baruch 5:1-9: Philippians 1:4-6,8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The Second Sunday of Advent is sometimes called the Sunday of…
Reflection on the Readings for the First Sunday of Advent, 01 Dec 2024: Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28 and 21:34-36. The first of December, the first Sunday of…
Reflection on the Readings for Christ the King, 24 Nov 2024: What does it mean to be a king? Usually, kings gain power through inheriting their position, being born as…
International Day of Peace on 21 September 2024 The United Nations General Assembly has declared the International Day of Peace as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace,…
“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead.” This quote by G.K. Chesterton made me think. From the…