Ecclesiasticus 3:2-6,12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 The Feast of the Holy Family has only been celebrated officially in the Church for 100 years. Having just celebrated the Birth of Jesus,…
“In our times”… (Nostra Aetate) - a title that doesn’t really tell us anything about the content of this encyclical. However, it also makes the document timeless. The content was…
Patrick Carolan points out that we need to be transformative: “We have to be in right relationship with all of Creation, and when we are in right relationship with Creation,…
Isaiah 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24 The 4th Sunday of Advent is the last Sunday before the Birth of Christ.Jesus will be born into the House of David, and so…
What do all world religions have in common?Exploring Spirituality and Interspirituality and seeing how everything is interconnected when it comes to values of love, such as kindness, care and protection.…
Isaiah 35:1-6,10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 Advent is the time of waiting for the coming of the one who is sent by God. As we are getting closer to Christmas,…
I was at a Christmas party where I saw a little girl dropping a beautifully wrapped lolly. I tried to tell her, but she didn’t hear me. A little boy…
In an online presentation organised by Titipounamu Study & Joy, Thomas O’Loughlin, emeritus professor of Historical Theology at Nottingham University (UK), explained the history and the meaning of the ‘Place…
2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 David is being anointed and ‘all tribes’ show their support. The journey to this moment was not an easy one for David and…
Zacharia tells his story from searching for self-improvement to finding a purpose in life and meditating in holy places: https://youtu.be/lfFXs3B5rT8