A New Visitation
Follow Mary to visit her cousin … How happy Elizabeth is when she hears Mary’s greeting. Filling with the Holy Spirit, she cries out: “Blessed are you among woman, And…
Springtime Tenderness
I have been fascinated by spring’s unfolding this year, my first in Toronto since 1994. A collection of morning walk photos describes its gradual emergence – attesting to snowdrops and…
Reflection for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Third Sunday after Pentecost C
1 Kings 19: 16b, 19-21 (RM) or 2 Kings 2: 1-2, 6-14 (RCL); Psalm 16; Galatians 5: 1, 13-18 (RM) or 13-25 (RCL); Luke 9: 51-62. Honestly, it’s been on…
Inspiration to Live Religious Life
As a teenager, I remember hearing the words, “I have called you by name and you are mine” - Isaiah 42:1-2. These words were my inspiration to leave all things…
Reflection for the Body and Blood of Christ / Second Sunday after Pentecost C
Roman Missal: Genesis 14: 18-20 (RM ) or Isaiah 65: 1-9 (RCL); Psalm 110 (RM) or Psalm 22 (RCL); I Corinthians 11: 23-26 (RM) or Galatians 3: 23-29 (RCL); Luke…
Responding to Climate Change in New Zealand
There are few who would claim that climate change is good for us. What is particularly problematic for me as a New Zealander are the different responses currently being suggested.…
Reflection for Trinity Sunday C
Proverbs 8: 22-31 (RM ) or 1-4, 22-31 (RCL); Psalm 8; Romans 5: 1-5; John 16: 12-15. The Trinity, a Trinitarian God, has to be just about the hardest theological…
The Beauty of Soil Part II
Previously, I left you with this question: “How does a gardener, who knows soil is alive with so many creatures, look after the soil?” Generally, gardeners care for the physical…
The Beauty of Soil Part I
It was my interest in safe and healthy food that first drew me to gardening, which seemed a good way to provide pesticide-free, nutritious meals over the summer and well…
Reflection for Pentecost Sunday C
Acts 2: 1-11 (RM) or 1-21 (RCL); Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13 or Romans 8: 8-17 (RM) or 14-17 (RCL); John 20: 19-23 or John 14: 15-16, 23b-26…