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What ultimately lies at the centre of our attention

Oct 02, 2021

Good parents love their children, try to give them sufficient guidance, and then set them free to focus on their own lives.
Reflecting on the Psalms: You are a priest forever

Oct 02, 2021

There are several psalms that speak of a king in the psalter. This could refer to an earthly king or to Yahweh as king of the universe.
Jesus lived in a land filled with prejudices

Sep 25, 2021

Many in Galilee disliked the Samaritans, and the feeling was mutual. Even the way they worshipped and their holy sites were different.
When we doubt the power of prayer

Sep 25, 2021

We need to pray even when that seems the most lifeless thing to do.
Reflecting on the Psalms: Prayer as an outcry against enemies

Sep 25, 2021

When we pray, we come with all our faculties of memory, understanding and will.
Jesus witnessed economic hardship first-hand

Sep 18, 2021

The pandemic has taken a huge toll on workers around the world. Many have lost their jobs as the trend towards contract workers, already happening in pre-COVID times, has sped up.
The triumph of good over evil

Sep 18, 2021

Good should always triumph over evil – but, but, given human freedom, there are no guarantees – except for the promise given us in the resurrection.
Reflecting on the Psalms: De Profundis

Sep 18, 2021

Prayer, we used to say, is the raising of the mind and heart to God, “the conversation of the mind addressed to God.”
Forgive us our trespasses

Sep 11, 2021

In the Lord’s Prayer, we are reminded: “Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
Under a bridge in Austin

Sep 11, 2021

Recently at a workshop, a woman shared her anxiety about the death of her brother. Her older brother had died from the Covid virus before there were vaccines for it, and had died because he had dangerously exposed himself to catching the virus.