Remembering St Christopher MagallanesMay 21, 2025
Today in the liturgy we hear of two struggles for freedom in the face of opposition. The first is in Acts 15:1-6, where Barnabas and Paul return to Antioch after their first missionary journey through Cyprus and what is now Turkey. Read more
A peace that the world cannot giveMay 20, 2025
In the Vatican archives is a report of a homily given by Pope Francis during mass in the chapel of Santa Marta on Tuesday, 16 May 2017. Read more
Finding hope in these troubled timesMay 19, 2025
We are living in troubled times. Every day wars causing so much death and destruction continue at the international level. Closer to home, the high cost of living, rising unemployment, low wages in essential services such as health and housing are causing problems for thousands. Read more
Finding the words to sayMay 15, 2025
It is hard to imagine how difficult it would have been for the early Christian missionaries and teachers to talk about their faith and about who Jesus is and what he achieved through his death and resurrection Read more
Remembering St MatthiasMay 14, 2025
Matthias is a big name in our family. My Polish great grandfather, his son, my grandfather and two cousins were named Matthias so as today is the feast of St Matthias, I am interested to find out more about him. Read more
The impact of the Antioch experienceMay 13, 2025
This passage from today’s first reading, Acts 11:19-26, tells of how the elders in Jerusalem sent Barnabas to Antioch where the Christian community had begun to attract a large number of non-Jewish people or “Greeks” and “Gentiles” as they were called. Read more
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