by admin | Feb 10, 2021 | Guest Author
Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis has encouraged parishes to be an “oasis of mercy,” and to be missionary: looking out to all sorts of suffering people both in the local community as well as in the wider world, as both are linked. We are challenged to reach...
by admin | Jan 11, 2021 | Guest Author
Jesus at the end of the parable of the sower says, “Whoever has ears ought to hear.” (Matthew 13:1-9). The ability to listen is much more than letting sounds enter our ears, it is about allowing ourselves to be impacted by the voice that enters it. Today I encourage...
by admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Guest Author
During his pontificate, Pope Francis has constantly called us to back to what is essential for our lives as disciples: a vibrant relationship with Jesus the Lord. This relationship needs to be nourished in order to deepen and last. When we think of the word...
by admin | Dec 7, 2020 | Guest Author
“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” St. Catherine of Siena speaks of the power for good that is released when we discover our vocation, the God-given call for our lives. Each of us have a unique contribution to make. Vocation is about...
by admin | Nov 23, 2020 | Guest Author
A woman walks into a room. She wants to encounter Jesus. She cries at his feet and wipes his feet dry with her hair. All this provokes horror in the other people gathered in the room. “If he knew who this woman was,” they thought to themselves. I heard a homily on...
by admin | Nov 16, 2020 | Guest Author
The hymn Peace is Flowing like a River has for many years been a staple in our liturgies and prayer meetings. One verse focuses on joy: “Joy is flowing like a river/ Flowing out through you and me/ Flowing out into the desert/ Setting all the captives free.” The image...
