Healthy families have always been “extended” and include not only biological relations but friends and those who are in need.
family
a big family
In this new era biological connection is not the central definition of family
redefining family
Our definitions of family are often too narrow, certainly more restrictive than the beautifully diverse reality that is family life in 2019. Listen to my 3 minute homily at this link
belonging
What is family? Most people hope that their family will be a place of belonging and growth. The reality is that our biological families exist only for a time. I am the...
family & friends
In today's gospel Jesus really blurs any clear distinction between family and friends when he asks "who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" We often have unrealistic...
a single goal
One of the most inspiring sights at Christmas Masses is to see families gathered from all over for one purpose, to be together for Christmas. I use the term "families"...
couples @ synod
Earlier this week I was asked about who speaks at the Synod, "is it just bishops?" While the majority of participants are bishops, here is a brief interview with...
family
For most of the history of human civilization the term family has been used to speak of a community of love, parents and children, and a complex and diverse range of...
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follow
Take a moment to imagine Jesus pointing you out in the crowd, calling you by name, and inviting you to follow.
feasting the cross
The cross is not just a difficulty or an obstacle, but when carried through suffering to death, IS the pathway to life.
maturation
only by recognising one is loved do we at last enter into a truly mature, familial and free relationship with God.
Fathers’ Day
It’s Fathers’ Day today in New Zealand and Australia
to be wise
In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which you created. You were with me, but I was not with you