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Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Published on February 19, 2022
If we are to take seriously today’s readings – that’s a tall order. From my years of work as a priest, I have seen that a large part of the […]

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Published on February 12, 2022
In April of 1986 two grey-haired men greeted each other warmly in Tokyo’s International Airport. Both men had tears in their eyes. One was an American named Ponich, and the […]

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Published on February 5, 2022
Sometimes we meet someone very important, maybe a King, a Queen, the Pope, a great sportsman or sportswoman, an actor or actress; and we never forget the day, the time, […]

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Published on January 29, 2022
We have the great privilege this weekend because our second reading today is one of these great texts of the Bible and indeed of world literature. It is from the […]

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Published on January 22, 2022
Many years ago I saw a film to Sir with Love. It is a British drama film that deals with social and racial issues in an inner city school. It […]

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Published on January 15, 2022
Oscar Wilde wrote a beautiful story about a statue.  The statue was called the Happy Prince.  It was a beautiful statue with sapphire in place of the eyes, with a […]

The Baptism of Our Lord

Published on January 8, 2022
Flannery O’Connor was an American writer who lived in the early 20th century. She was a catholic and being born in Georgia she lived in the Bible Belt in the […]

Second Sunday after Christmas

Published on January 1, 2022
Christmas is coming to an end and before we finally end this season, we are invited once again to meditate on the true meaning of Christmas. One of the most […]

Christmas 2021

Published on December 31, 2021
I’ve always loved how the Christ child in the nativity scene is usually depicted with his arms outstretched, as if reaching out to the world. The birth of Jesus, God […]

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Published on December 18, 2021
The Russian writer Leo Tolstoy has a beautiful story about a cobbler – shoe maker – Martin, who lived in Tolstoy’s own native village.  In this story, Tolstoy develops the […]