The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Sunday 6th August 2023
Often there are moments in life that can be ‘mountaintop experiences’ e.g. a retreat. There are times in life when you can feel so close to God and to those around you that you are going to explode with energy. But then you must leave this experience and move on from this special moment to deal with the more mundane – homework, washing up the dishes, going to another meeting... But you will have other times when you feel especially close to God. These times will be important also.
Author: - July 20, 2023
Soul Food for Sunday 30th July 2023, The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
I was a student teacher in 1989 when the apartheid-based, Christian Nationalist syllabus was still being taught across South Africa. Any mention of Nelson Mandela or the other leaders of the struggle against the heresy of racial segregation was strictly forbidden. I remember being castigated by a senior member of staff for discussing the country’s then liberation movements with one of my history classes.
Author: - July 11, 2023
Soul Food for Sunday 23rd July 2023, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale has had its effect: like a man, who has thought of a good repartee when the discourse is changed, or the company parted; or like a physician, who has found out an infallible medicine, after the patient is dead."
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A Reflection for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 16th July 2023
Today's gospel is a passage well-known to many people. It is The Parable of the Sower. According to Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Chat GPT app, “The Parable of the Sower is a powerful and thought-provoking story about the different ways people receive and respond to God's word. The story teaches us that some people, like the seed sown on the path, will hear God's word...
Author: - June 28, 2023
