"Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances." (St Vincent de Paul) The volunteers of the Society…
Dr Joe Grayland, a New Zealand priest, introduces his book Horizons which is a series of essays on current issues in the Church that gather around synodality and its future,…
Numbers 21:4-9; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 The Israelites had complained about their lives in Egypt and were happy to have escaped slavery. The first step towards freedom and a new…
Wisdom 9:13-18; Philemon 9-10,12-17; Luke 14:25-33 The Book of Wisdom challenges anybody who pretends to know what God meant to say or do. Jesus taught us to pray “Thy will…
Prof Thomas O'Loughlin has been a frequent guest on Muffin Talk. Here are a few snippets from longer interviews recorded with him over the years. He is originally from Dublin,…
Kieran Fenn fms was a supporter of Titipounamu Study & Joy from its foundation in 2020 until his death in May 2024. With the video-clips below, we acknowledge his contribution…
Ecclesiasticus 3:19-21,30-31; Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24a; Luke 14:1,7-14 Ecclesiasticus, which was often called in Latin ‘Liber Ecclesiasticus’ (Church Book) or the Book of Sirach, is a book of guidelines and advice on…
Are we moving towards religious hybridity?Hybridity, a term that derives from biology and from mixing two species of plants, is a term that has been used for centuries. The discussions…
Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53 The account about Jeremiah, a major prophet from the so-called Babylonian Period (6th century BCE), describes how a messenger is made responsible for the…
Patrick Carolan is a Catholic activist in the United States whose values are based on the work of St Francis and St Clare of Assisi. He promotes connectedness versus indifference.…