Praying through death. Homily, 01.06.25
Believers will often say to children when someone close to them has died: “your grandad has gone to heaven” or better “Jesus has taken your grandma to heaven.” It’s a way to reassure the child and us too that the dead have gone to a better place. We cannot know...
The Visitation: the celebration of the Lord and Giver of Life. Homily, 30.05.25
God is the author of every human life. He is its protector from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death. He is the One who sustains it at every point in between. Mary visits Elizabeth because both have first been visited by God with the gift of...
The Ascension: Christ fills the whole of creation. Homily, 29.05.25
Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he descended onto the earth. He came seeking out Adam and Eve who had fallen from heaven, and all their children. To find them, He descended into death and the underworld to rescue all who would accept Him. So, when He ascended back to heaven,...
Eternal newness, eternal love. Homily, 18.05.25
If something new eventually gets old, then it’s not the sort of new thing which is proper to God. Anything new God does or creates will remain new forever. From our side, we can get used to the new things God does. We can start thinking of them as old....