Before I say anything else, it has to be made abundantly clear that, in the sensitive matters of life and death related to the Gospel of Life, we cannot possibly condemn anyone. It’s simply not our prerogative to even begin to do so, since only God can judge the heart....
Edward Tuthill was one of the first people to welcome me to St. Mary’s. I remember his firm, warm handshake and the encouragement and twist of humour in his words. I loved the banter between him and Sadie and how, whenever I would go over to the confessional, they seemed...
Everything about our humanity speaks of being open. All our senses open us out to the big world out there, to both people and things. Our spiritual faculties are the same. We stunt our own growth if our minds and hearts are not open. Openness brings risks, of course. When...
“He has risen; He is not here.” These words of the angel are much more than information. They put into words the hallmark of all God’s saving ways with us. Isaac was to be sacrificed, but when Abraham’s knife eventually fell, Isaac wasn’t there. He had risen from the altar...
Sooner or later, every human being, no matter who they are, will have to come to the Crucified Christ. As Creator and Redeemer of all, He alone is the Judge of what we each have done in our lives and of who we have become as a result. That’s true...
On the day before He suffered, Jesus fulfils one thing and inaugurates another. He fulfils the Old Testament with its old meal, the Passover, its old law and its old priesthood. He inaugurates the New Testament with its new meal, the Eucharist, the new law of loving service as He...
Loch Fearna is about 10 miles’ drive north of Lochinver. It took me 6 hours to get there when I went on retreat the other week. Once you get to the other side of Perth, the landscape gets more and more beautiful. The house I had taken looks directly onto...
It’s easy to get used to sin. Sometimes it’s because we like it; sometimes it’s because we seem unable to overcome it; sometimes it’s because we say that everyone else does it; sometimes it’s because we deny it is sin; and sometimes it’s because we justify it. But God can...
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