Times are not easy. TV and radio compound our own experiences. Our sins and failures as an institution have once again been regurgitated. We are…
Category: Reflections
Fifth Sunday of Lent Year A 29 March 2020
It is difficult, is it not?
We are being called to do the famous Ignatian 30 retreat, perhaps twice over, and the earth and air are being given a sabbatical, so we try to care for one another as Jesus cared for Mary and Martha and restored Lazarus to earthly life. The love expressed to all three was ultimately striving to assist them to prepare for the gift of Eternal Life.
Third Sunday of Lent Year A 15 March 2020
“How am I to deal with this people?” Moses was not the first to experience this dilemma, nor as the current challenge of the Corona…
The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 23 February 2020
All Australians need Lent 2020. The appalling events in Brisbane, the shocking destruction of the children in NSW, the seeming disappointment that only 63 people…
The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 9 February 2020
And now we have floods. Sadly, not in the vast inland, but on the east coast, on the Great Dividing Range and, happily, over some…
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 17 November 2019
The end of things features prominently in discussions, in literature, in publications and in social gossip. At this moment, England is awaiting the outcome of…
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 10 November 2019
‘Extinction Rebellion’ reminds me of the oft quoted phrase, “the end is nigh!” Whatever about the current expression, for us praying the Liturgical cycle the…
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 3 November 2019
On Thursday, the presenter of the 7.30 report on the ABC lamented many times about “what’s happened to our Australia?” and used other words of…
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 27 October 2019
Close your eyes for a moment and make a picture of the two men in the Temple. Now recite the words of the parable…slowly. Two…men…went…up…to…the…Temple…to…pray.…
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 20 October 2019
I believe that our PM is being criticised because the man that believes in miracles also believes in prayer. The thought that prayer might break the…