As I drove across Arthurs Pass this afternoon I was remembering fondly and with gratitude
All Saints
revolutionaries
On this feast of All Saints in 1541 Michaelangelo‘s Last Judgement was unveiled on the rear wall of the Sistine Chapel.
remembering
As a preparation for this November month of the Holy Souls you might appreciate this interview on life and death based on my own experience at the time of the deaths of my parents.
glass half full
While a scooter used recklessly may cause carnage, the person of hope will be able to see the beauty and possibilities offered by a new initiative.
horizon shifting
Perhaps the most common daily ailment in citizens of the western world is stress. Most mornings many of us wake with the sense that the things we have to do today...
happy feast day
502 years ago today Michaelangelo‘s Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes were ‘completed’. I am sure that there was no coincidence in the date: the feast of All Saints was a...
saints interview
An interview for the November feasts of All Saints and All Souls at this link.
Halloween
People have always had a need for annual moments in a year that are highly ritualised around social gatherings with food and drink. Halloween has relatively recently...
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he simply sought to be fully with the one or two people he was with in any moment, and that was enough.
in the world
I was caught up in the drama and intrigue. I love a good story.
baptism
At conception, our human life begins. At baptism, our eternal life begins
the seekers
If the Magi had settled for seeking creature comforts, they would never have encountered the Lord.
blessing
May the Lord uncover his face to you, and give you peace