Peeling an orange
The late Jean Vanier, the founder of l’Arche communities, used to tell the story of giving a retreat to the bishops of New Zealand. He spoke...
21.7.2019
10:32
13.7.2019
18:30
He was moved by compassion when he saw him
A father in his twenties and his little daughter were drowned two weeks ago trying to...
29.6.2019
17:06
He who veins violets
Yet God (that hews mountain and continent,
Earth, all, out; who, with trickling increment,
Veins violets and tall...
23.6.2019
15:47
The courage of Joshua Wong
I am shaken when I read of the courage of some young people. ...
15.6.2019
18:51
The martyrs of Uganda
We do not see and touch the presence of God in the world as we do...
19.5.2019
11:39
Authority and delight
There is a striking sentence in the segment of the Acts of the Apostles that we...
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...
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...
5.11.2018
6:28
Well spoken
As a recent arrival in Zambia, I had not heard of Anderson Mazoka until two days...
