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take up the cross

take up the cross

The cross-bearer is a Christ-bearer, and is able to walk erect with Christ in confident and fearless hope.

win the crown

win the crown

We get to choose the crown we wear. We can spend our earthly life striving for the earthly crown

scourging

scourging

Most of our personal physical suffering happens because people who are themselves desperately seeking survival speak and act without awareness

in a garden

in a garden

Let’s enter the Gethsemane scene engaging each of your physical senses: what can you see, touch, taste, hear and smell.

sorrowful

sorrowful

Sometimes in the middle of the night, even without waking, I feel the cross with the figure, the dead Christ, and remember

cafe protagonist

cafe protagonist

Last year I suggested that people might like to take the initiative to organise gatherings at cafes and bar

Last Supper

Last Supper

“If the Eucharist is just a symbol, then to hell with it.”

Transfiguration

Transfiguration

This Mystery of the Rosary opens the door between earthly routines and ordinariness and divine eternity and life.

walking together

walking together

Recent popes don’t speak much about the “kingdom” of God. Instead their language is new, fresh and relevant.

Cana: new beginning

Cana: new beginning

This first miracle of Jesus reminds us that in the present order of things, Divine Providence is leading us to a new order of human relations

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FFF – a request

FFF – a request

Every month I meet with the four Food For Faith Trustees, Kate, Chris, Merv & Catherine…

sabbatical summary

sabbatical summary

The experience of these months was more than I could have hoped for and i am grateful to all who made it possible.

Maurice & I

Maurice & I

an enthralling exploration of partnership, loss and the enduring importance of architecture

just follow

just follow

Take a moment to notice Jesus pointing you out in the crowd, calling you by name, and inviting you to follow.

home again

home again

they discovered that braided rivers have a reservoir of water underneath, kind of like a storage tank.