Columns

A crowded hospital, the Panama Papers and squandered public funds

Apr 15, 2016

The other day, I visited a relative in a general hospital.
The power of prayer and ritual inside our helplessness

Apr 15, 2016

In the movie based upon Jane Austen’s classic novel, Sense and Sensibility, there’s a very poignant scene where one of her young heroines, suffering from acute pneumonia, is lying in bed hovering between life and death.
A living memorial for the Year of Mercy in every diocese

Apr 08, 2016

Today’s Gospel reading contains a wonderful resurrection scene at the conclusion of the Gospel of John.
A shirt of flame

Apr 08, 2016

They say that the book you most need to read finds you when you most need to read it.
The Triumph of Goodness

Apr 01, 2016

The stone which rolled away from the tomb of Jesus continues to roll away from every sort of grave.
Cracks in the system

Apr 01, 2016

Imagine the scene. The disciples of Jesus huddled in secret. In despair, moping, their hopes shattered.
The power of fear

Mar 23, 2016

Fear is the heartbeat of the powerless. So writes Cor de Jonghe. That’s true. We can deal with most everything, except fear.
Cross and Resurrection: From desolation to hope

Mar 23, 2016

What does Easter mean to us? Today, as we look around us, we don’t seem to have much cause to cheer.
How the soul matures

Mar 18, 2016

In a deeply insightful book, The Grace of Dying, Kathleen Dowling Singh shares insights she has gleaned as a health professional from being present to hundreds of people while they are dying.
The price of living up to what you believe in

Mar 18, 2016

As we prepare to observe Good Friday and celebrate Easter, it might be appropriate to reflect on the price of speaking the truth.