The Fourth Sunday of Easter
I don’t remember where I was at the announcement of any previous Pope. I can recall where I was when Neil Armstrong stepped onto on the moon. I can recall where I was when 9/11 was happening. And now I can recall where I…
Thought for the Week
The Third Sunday of Easter
There is a mystery and an intimacy – a resurrection reality – when receiving Holy Communion. Jesus’ real presence is not defined by us – by our effort or emotions, whether we ‘feel’ him present or not – because Jesus declares what Holy Communion…
The Second Sunday of Easter
I was surprised and saddened on Easter Monday to hear of the death of Pope Francis. My immediate thought was that with Easter’s proclamation that death’s sting is gone and the grave no longer has the victory still ringing in our ears, there is…
Easter Sunday
I did smile when I read … Nero: This is the end of Christianity. Diocletian: This is the end of Christianity. Julian: This is the end of Christianity. Umayyad Caliphate: This is the end of Christianity. Ottoman Empire: This is the end of Christianity….
Palm Sunday
I like to sing. That is a surprise as, at Seminary, I was rejected from the Seminary Choir and had a ‘note’ from the music teacher at the Seminary for the Seminary and the church to allow me to speak the liturgy. (We were…
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
A good side of social media are the family connections – no matter which part of the world the family is – we can video with grandchildren home from school and parents can share brief clips of scenes, moment, activities – unfiltered as they…
The First Sunday in Lent
I was surprised to read of the English and Wales Cricket Board’s apology for its joke about The Ashes responding to Pope Francis’ social media post on Ash Wednesday. He said how ‘The Ashes’ remind us of our identity, put us in our place,…
The Transfiguration of Our Lord
The planetary parade is over. Last Friday night was the best opportunity to see seven planets across the night sky. Ok, you needed binoculars or telescope to see two planets (Uranus and Neptune) but the other five (Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and Saturn) were…
The Seventh Sunday after The Epiphany
I’ve been doing the Australian salute again. Unconsciously at the beginning. But this week I definitely noticed it as the flies just wouldn’t go away! Charlotte commented how annoying the flies were wondering why all of a sudden – and I had no idea!…
The First Sunday after The Epiphany
It was my first baptism ‘up close’. New parents, first child (5 weeks old), all stressed partly because the baby had decided that his special baptismal gown was something that he should make a mess of with something his nappy couldn’t contain and so…