Focus
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Making John the Baptist’s acquaintance in Advent
Dec 23, 2018
During Advent, Christians remember that John the Baptist introduces Jesus as the Lamb of God.
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Advent week four: Christ’s coming in history, mystery and majesty
Dec 23, 2018
As we journey through Advent each year, we encounter a threefold sense of Christ’s coming: in history, in mystery and in majesty.
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Vatican urges action and solidarity at COP 24 climate talks
Dec 22, 2018
The Holy See made an urgent call for “ambition, action and true solidarity” at the COP 24 climate talks currently underway in Katowice, Poland.
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Advent week three: Answering the call to joy
Dec 16, 2018
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
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‘I shall say it again: Rejoice!’
Dec 16, 2018
What I love about the Advent season is that it captures the mixed reality of our lives. Our moments of joy and sorrow are often closely woven together
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Advent week two: Four ways to be more attentive this Advent
Dec 09, 2018
“Be watchful!” and “Be alert!” are two traditional spiritual commands often heard by Catholics during the Advent season in preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas.
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Advent is the remedy to our spiritual crisis
Dec 09, 2018
Real faith grows when we have the humility and the honesty to profess what we really believe, to speak what we really know, and to stand before God and one another as we really are.
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The Loveliest Lullaby — Silent Night
Dec 02, 2018
Consider the catastrophe. A performance is expected, everything is set, anticipation runs high and then your organ breaks down on Christmas Eve.
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Advent week one — A new beginning
Dec 02, 2018
When the verses from Chapter 33 of the Book of Jeremiah are read as the first reading on the First Sunday of Advent this year, I will hear them in a new way.
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Dignity of the human person and ethical issues in genetics: A Catholic perspective
Nov 21, 2018
I recall, some years ago, receiving a phone call from a distraught couple. They had been married for many years but were not able to conceive a child
Sunday Reflection
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Trust in the Lord
In the first reading for this Sunday, Jeremiah says, “Cursed be he who trusts in human beings.” It is impossible to create an ideal society if that society does not have God as its foundation, its heart and its end.
