A time to remember the beauty of the natural world Celebrating the Summer Solstice, June 20th in the Northern Hemisphere, involves connecting with nature, enjoying the long days, and engaging in community celebrations. Many cultures have unique traditions associated with the solstice, often centred around the sun’s power and the abundance of the season. The…
The recent International Zoom Session for Holy Family Information/Communication Teams was the first time I was really exposed to some of the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence: the dreaded or lauded AI. What we experienced was only an infinitesimal part of what AI is capable of at present, and an even smaller part of what it…
When the lawyer asked Jesus which was the greatest commandment, Jesus answered that there were only two: ‘Love God and love your neighbour as yourself.’ On asking, ’Who is my neighbour?’, maybe today Jesus would answer, ‘LOVE GOD AND LOVE ALL CREATION AS YOURSELF’. This month as we celebrate Earth Day, we are called to…
Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. (Matt. 8:24) Lord we are frightenedStorms are raging around us on every sideLike the disciples in the boat, we cry out:Do you not care?Do you not care that our world seems to be spinning…
Life can easily spin us out of control, family work life, colleagues, friends, pastimes clutter up our lives and leave us little time to think, to take stock of our lives, to take time out to listen to our hearts and God. On many social media sites, in magazines even on T.V. we read or…
Since Pope Francis declared 2025 as a Jubilee Year, with a theme ‘Pilgrims of a Hope’, I have thought many times of The Knot Prayer: Please untie the knots that are in my mind, my heart and my lifeRemove the have-nots, the can-nots, and do-nots that I have in my soulErase the will-nots, may-nots, might-nots…