Physics was one of my favourite subjects in high school. I always loved and spent so many hours with that subject. One day, there was a religious sister who asked…
Read more The power of appeal In preparing for the homily this weekend; I asked Brendan: “Brendan, how do you understand the gospel this weekend?” Brendan very quickly answered, “James and John…
Read more “Go and sell whatever you have and come follow me” There is a perception of Christianity by some people that to be a Christian means that there are a lot…
Read more During the week, not only were the crowds in the main square of Herat, Afghanistan alerted to hanging bodies, but the whole world witnessed the set of rules…
Read more Every now and then we come across people in our lives who stand out, inexplicably. They haven’t followed the normal pathways of life. They haven’t followed the conventional routes of…
Read more In recent weeks, when looking at the vaccination rollout charts, I have noticed that there is an unspoken race between states. Which state is leading the vaccination rollout in the…
Read more Today’s gospel passage begins with Jesus asking his disciples a question. Who do people say I am? And who do you say I am? If it was a game show…
Read more What are you usually doing at this time during lockdown? Fr. Brendan and I are usually watching the news at around 11.00 am to update ourselves about the…
Read more Today’s gospel talks of the religious laws that abounded at the time of Jesus – washing arms, sprinkling with water, the washing of cups and pots, and so forth. In…
Read more In 1975, with the fall of Sai Gon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City) the people of Vietnam were faced with the decision of staying in Vietnam, where they…
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