It’s Palm Sunday this weekend, the day that marks the end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. This Sunday’s liturgy begins with the commemoration of Jesus entry to Jerusalem. Take particular notice of the crowd that calls out in welcome to Jesus as he enters the city. It doesn’t take many days before this […]
It’s been one of those weeks, and so even more than usual, TGIF! On the surface it’s been a week like most other weeks with a mixture of good and bad, struggles and hopes. But every now and then I have a few days when things get to me more than usual and I find […]
I often have conversations with people who are trying to decide how to spend their lives. They are not simply weighing up pros and cons to decide what to do or what career path to follow, but these conversations are often with people seeking more deeply to live every day, and eventually a lifetime, in relationship with […]
We live in an age where everyone can be considered to be an expert in everything, and it is politically insensitive (at least) even to suggest that someone who has studied a great deal in a particular area might have more knowledge in the field than someone who has a passing interest. This is noticeable […]
For every one of us the term Sacrament of Confession, Penance or Reconciliation brings up many different responses reactions or feelings. Tragically there are many people who have not experienced the beauty of this sacrament for many years or even decades… AN INVITATION: The Holy Week – Easter Sunday journey (from Palm Sunday to Easter […]
I was skimming through the Food For Faith archive last week and found a Radio New Zealand interview from March 2011. RNZ had phoned me on receiving the results of a survey which indicated that religion was becoming extinct. They asked what I thought, and I was able to share my experience of faith at the […]
SADNESS & HOPE A cemetery is a place of great sadness, and a place of great hope. A visit to a cemetery is always an encounter with the ultimate reality. All the people buried in a cemetery have lived, and they have died. One day I too will die and lie in a grave. Without […]
Today is widely marked as April Fool’s Day and already social media is flowing with some ingenious pranks. We have all been the victims of good-humoured jokes, and most of us have initiated a few ourselves. Laughter is a great gift, and most of us do not indulge enough. The Bible speaks of humour and laughter often. […]
