The Pearl worth it all, 26.07.26.
It’s not that the two characters in these short parables didn’t value what they already had. It’s that they invested that value in something even greater. They didn’t throw away what they owned: they sold it. They were able to turn what was of lesser value into what was of...
Romano Sambucci, RIP. Homily Notes, 17.07.26
Romano was born in Coatbridge in 1936, to Maria and Johnny Sambucci. He attended St. Patricks before going on to boarding school at St Joseph’s College, in Dumfries, until he was 18. He achieved a high academic standard and excelled at rugby, athletics, cricket, and football. He achieved a Merit...
Four reflections, June 2026
The following reflections appear in the Largs and Millport Weekly News on the four Wednesdays of June. I. Self-knowledge Somone was recently talking to me about the importance of knowing and telling your own story. He meant it in the sense of telling it to yourself. You’ve maybe noticed in...
A Holy Nation. Homily Notes, 14.06.26
“It is not good for man to be alone” because loneliness spoils the image of God in us, and God is Family. Like God, we, too, are made for love and self-giving. Like God, we are called to give and to receive with an open heart. That’s how community is...