People who enjoy the art of bonsai would find it requires a lot of time and patience. 

We read in the Gospels in Mk 5:1-5 how Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee to the area of the Gerasenes. There amongst the tombs he met a man possessed by evil spirits. When the man saw Jesus coming he ran to him, fell on his knees and shouted, “Jesus, Son of the Most High God, what do you want with me? Promise before God that you won’t hurt me!”

This was because Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you evil spirit!” Jesus didn’t hurt the man; in fact he healed him and sent the evil spirits to possess a herd of pigs that ended up dying in the lake.

Jesus said, “My sheep recognize my voice and they follow me." That’s why, after working diligently throughout an entire night and yet catching nothing, even a single tiny fish, the fisherman recognizes the voice of his shepherd

When I was learning how to drive, my instructor insisted that before changing lanes or before entering the traffic ...

On this Second Sunday of Easter, we continue to read the resurrection account, from the 20^th chapter of St John’s gospel. 

Pope Francis in his Apostolic Exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel” states, “There are Christians whose lives seems like Lent without Easter”. 

Today is one of the very rare days that we have two gospels read during the same mass.

As we’re approaching the Holy Week, we’re preparing ourselves to take part in the suffering, death and resurrection.

He was a student in my Bible class, 'The Introduction to the New Testament'. In my weekly lectures he very often raised many questions, clever ones.

The image of the cross is one of the most popular and most powerful images that we see. 

The Gospel speaks of Christ defending and protecting the sancitity of the temple as a place for encounters between God and people.

Last Sunday we stayed with Jesus in the desert. On this second Sunday of Lent we are transported to the top of a mountain.

Recently I attended a workshop in Italy (Nemi) on “Interculturality”. That is a big word, but basically it comes down to the way we appreciate cultural sameness and difference. Our final mass was a fitting exemplar of our two weeks together.

We were SVDs and SSpS from all corners of the world and we had hymns with verses in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, German and Swahili.

Temptations are a regular part of our lives. Five days a week, I go out in the morning and take an hour walk around the corner here in Macquarie Fields. 

I remember seeing a cat with a little bell on her neck and it really annoyed the cat.