Reflection

  • Believe

    And when I think about this today, it gives me such hope.  For I am a sinner who has done far worse to God than Saint Thomas ever did. ...
  • Caesar’s Time and Wonder: A conversation with Patti Smith

    “It’s important to preserve this sense of wonder,” she says. And in the way she says it, I understand that it is not a platitude. It is a discipline. A daily choice....
  • Preaching the Seven Last Words

    The Passion of Jesus Christ is a drama with many episodes....
  • Peace, Truth and Social Cohesion

    John’s Gospel offers a final word of reassurance: “Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid” (John 14:27b). This is not a call to naïve optimism, but an invitation to trust that God’s reconciling work continues even amid uncertainty....
  • Embracing the Passion of the Lord with joy

    This Passion Sunday narrative encourages us to bear our own pains and sufferings for the love of God and humanity, so that we can also share the pains and sufferings of others as Jesus did for humanity....
  • He Returns

    Looking into the sky can be comforting, but are we able to accept that the timeless and resurrected Jesus Christ identifies with all suffering people, and that therefore our response to them must be judged to be our response to him?  ...
  • Making a Difference: ‘Ceasefire!’

    Lamenting the suffering being experienced by people throughout the Middle East caused by the horrific violence of war, Pope Leo boldly declared, “On behalf of the Christians of the Middle East, and of all women and men of good will, I appeal to those responsible for this conflict: Ceasefire!”...
  • 31 Days with St Joseph

    Throughout the month of March, Fr Johnson offers daily reflections designed to help us encounter St Joseph in a more personal and meaningful way....
  • Transfigured by justice

    That image we all know so well of St Oscar with blood streaming from his nose and ears is of a man transfigured, transfigured by justice. Of course, he’d seen it coming: ‘In El Salvador, the sky has turned red,’ he had said....