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On this feast of the Ascension, we hear both the conclusion of Luke’s gospel and the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles. Written by the same author, these two passages provide us with the link between the two books. It’s the moment when the apostles are asked, ‘Why...
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In today’s gospel, Jesus says: ‘Peace I bequeath to you, my own peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.’ Scripture scholar Frank Moloney tells us: ‘Jesus’ gift of peace is “from...
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This weekend we mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Fr Ted Kennedy, longtime parish priest of Redfern. At his funeral, Ted was described as ‘a pebble in the comfortable boot of the establishment, a man who spilt his guts for others’....
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As pope, he has chosen the name Leo. This is the surest sign that he is a safe pair of hands acceptable to all sides in the ecclesiastical culture wars, while being committed to the vision of Pope Francis. He has taken the name after the great pope Leo...
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We can all identify with Peter in today’s gospel from John. Jesus has died. Peter leads a group who are not only disheartened; they’re so afraid that they have been locking themselves away. Peter decides it’s time to get on with life. Peter, the fisherman, declares that he is...
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May Francis rest in peace, and may we become what he described as ‘pilgrims of hope, witnesses of the victory of love and of the disarmed power of Life’. Francis was commissioning us in the same way as Jesus in today’s gospel when he said to the overjoyed disciples:...
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We now begin our holiest of weeks for the year. We follow Jesus into Jerusalem all the way through passion, death and resurrection. Each step of the way, the crowd, however constituted, has a role to play. Whether for or against Jesus, there would have been people in the...
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We now begin our holiest of weeks for the year. We follow Jesus into Jerusalem all the way through passion, death and resurrection. Each step of the way, the crowd, however constituted, has a role to play. Whether for or against Jesus, there would have been people in the...
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Today’s gospel tells the story of Jesus with the woman who had been caught in adultery. Scripture scholars have had a field day with this story. Most are agreed that it does not really belong in John’s gospel. It is a later interpolation. But that need not trouble us....
On this feast of the Ascension, we hear both the conclusion of Luke’s gospel and the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles. Written by the same author, these two passages provide us with the link between the two books. It’s the moment when the apostles are asked, ‘Why...
In today’s gospel, Jesus says: ‘Peace I bequeath to you, my own peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.’ Scripture scholar Frank Moloney tells us: ‘Jesus’ gift of peace is “from...
This weekend we mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Fr Ted Kennedy, longtime parish priest of Redfern. At his funeral, Ted was described as ‘a pebble in the comfortable boot of the establishment, a man who spilt his guts for others’....
As pope, he has chosen the name Leo. This is the surest sign that he is a safe pair of hands acceptable to all sides in the ecclesiastical culture wars, while being committed to the vision of Pope Francis. He has taken the name after the great pope Leo...
We can all identify with Peter in today’s gospel from John. Jesus has died. Peter leads a group who are not only disheartened; they’re so afraid that they have been locking themselves away. Peter decides it’s time to get on with life. Peter, the fisherman, declares that he is...
May Francis rest in peace, and may we become what he described as ‘pilgrims of hope, witnesses of the victory of love and of the disarmed power of Life’. Francis was commissioning us in the same way as Jesus in today’s gospel when he said to the overjoyed disciples:...
We now begin our holiest of weeks for the year. We follow Jesus into Jerusalem all the way through passion, death and resurrection. Each step of the way, the crowd, however constituted, has a role to play. Whether for or against Jesus, there would have been people in the...
We now begin our holiest of weeks for the year. We follow Jesus into Jerusalem all the way through passion, death and resurrection. Each step of the way, the crowd, however constituted, has a role to play. Whether for or against Jesus, there would have been people in the...
Today’s gospel tells the story of Jesus with the woman who had been caught in adultery. Scripture scholars have had a field day with this story. Most are agreed that it does not really belong in John’s gospel. It is a later interpolation. But that need not trouble us....