Authority and delight
There is a striking sentence in the segment of the Acts of the Apostles that we read this Sunday. ‘We hear that some of our members...
19.5.2019
11:39
12.5.2019
7:52
Celebrating Jean Vanier
Many tributes have been paid to Jean Vanier, the founder of the l’Arche communities for people...
8.5.2019
14:34
The stories in our heads
‘Steady reductions in Arctic sea ice are opening new passageways and new opportunities for trade. This...
28.4.2019
14:01
We too are an alloy
I never thought much about alloys till last week when a friend waxed eloquent about them. ...
21.4.2019
6:39
The heart of France
It is three days now since Notre Dame de Paris, Our Lady of Paris, was enveloped...
14.4.2019
8:31
Of Brexit and black holes
I expected the BBC to kick off its evening news with the gathering of the nations...
7.4.2019
5:48
Originals and photocopies
This week Pope Francis issued his letter setting out what was learnt at the recent synod...
23.3.2019
19:50
Stuck on roof tops
‘Those eighteen on whom the tower at Siloam fell and killed them? Do you suppose they...
15.3.2019
13:06
Heavy with sleep
‘Peter and his companions were heavy with sleep’! What are we to make of that? Jesus...
8.3.2019
10:17
When the bridegroom leaves
‘The time will come for the bridegroom to be taken away from them, and then they...
3.3.2019
6:47
A sound tree
Balfour Mount is considered ‘the father of palliative care in North America’. Palliative care has been...
23.2.2019
12:45
Freedom and mercy
Thomas Merton was a New Zealander born in France, who was educated in England and lived...
17.2.2019
18:43
Darkness and light
Genesis, the first book of the Hebrew Scriptures, describes in a way understandable to the people...
