death

dealing with grief

Feb 9, 2017

Every week I spend time with people who are carrying the burden of grief. I know that there is little I can do or say to ease the pain. While I learnt some grief theory...

facing fear

Mar 24, 2016

The liturgy of Good Friday gives us an opportunity to face our greatest fear, the fear of death.

unto dust…

Feb 10, 2016

The encouragement that usually accompanies the imposition of Ash Wednesday ashes is "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel." But when I was a child the...

not death but life

Jun 29, 2015

On Good Friday earlier in the year I had the privilege of preaching the sermon at the morning ecumenical service held at St. Mary’s Co-operating Church in Culverden....

funerals, and hope

Mar 3, 2014

Last month I celebrated Mass on the anniversary of the death of my mother (9 February 2009) and father (10 February 2010). My father would often comment that we could...