Believing the promise
‘Our hearts are restless’, says Augustine. We yearn for something beyond our reach. Yesterday,...
18.12.2021
18:01
11.12.2021
4:29
Francis on lesbos – fear and joy
An open-eyed smile and look of wonder on the face of a Syrian child greeted Pope...
4.12.2021
7:02
Andrew and Sarah
The ‘news’ at this time of the year, if we can let it enter into us,...
28.11.2021
20:04
Two advents
There are two Advents; the one we know about and is thoroughly written up, especially in...
13.11.2021
5:33
The sun will be darkened
It is a strange way to begin. The first person to write a gospel starts by...
6.11.2021
16:57
Nightmares and daydreams
A nightmare is described in the Oxford Dictionary as ‘a female monster sitting upon and seeming...
1.11.2021
7:23
Stoking the fire in the hearth
If you have ever watched a chick breaking its way out of its shell or a...
23.10.2021
17:52
When the archbishop came to breakfast
It was the early 1960s and the archbishop was visiting his parishes. The parish council would...
14.10.2021
19:25
Feeling our weaknesses
Today, October 14, Weaver Press is launching a book called, The Color of the Skin doesn’t...
9.10.2021
18:32
Sell everything…
I met a man who obtained a small gold snuff box in Italy. He was proud...
2.10.2021
6:24
What god has united
Human beings have organised themselves in many different ways; in tribal groups, monarchies, republics and the...
25.9.2021
15:13
Policy rather than politics
Angela Merkel, leader of Germany for the past 16 years, is stepping down....
18.9.2021
16:55
Ken Saro Wiwa
Ken Saro Wiwa was a Nigerian campaigner for the human rights of the Ogoni people in...
