The soft grass of truth
It is an interruption in the flow of the gospel when Jesus suddenly turns the spotlight on himself and says “I am humble in heart.” The...
9.7.2017
12:53
2.7.2017
10:54
Welcome!
Welcome to our shop, our restaurant, our hotel! I hope you will spend some money here....
18.6.2017
12:37
Eat and drink
It sounds baffling, intrusive, jarring. How can he say it? “If you do not eat the...
11.6.2017
12:05
Taking the bait
I am no fisherman, but the first followers of Jesus were and there are two ways...
3.6.2017
8:29
Confrontation and community
The readings for the day of Pentecost offer a flavour of unity. The hearers of the...
26.5.2017
5:48
Witness
‘Witness’ is an expanding word. It starts simply as someone present at a dramatic event, like...
19.5.2017
6:33
But you know him
Last Saturday, 13 May, a man was declared “blessed” in Dublin, Ireland. John Sullivan (1861-1933) was...
14.5.2017
12:04
No room!
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my...
7.5.2017
12:38
Time and space
“I am the gate” seems an unlikely sound bite. Jesus’ description of himself in these words...
30.4.2017
12:16
They changed their minds
How much we would love to see a change of mind in the hearts of the...
28.4.2017
14:33
Churches making captives of silly women
Have we ever seriously wondered why the vast majority of congregants in today's churches are women,...
23.4.2017
12:16
Silence
Silence is a film about two Portuguese Jesuit missionaries in the seventeenth century who go to...
