Rooted Beyond Fear
Reflection for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Jeremiah 20:10-13 (RM) or 7-13 (RCL); Psalm 69; Romans 5: 12-15 (RM) or 6: 1b-11 (RCL);…
Holiness That Radiates Outward
Reflection for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time / Third Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Exodus 19: 1-6a (RM in Canada) or 2-6a (RM in the U.S.) or 2-8a (RCL); Psalm…
The Blooming Golden Padauk: Seeing the Father in the Midst of Chaos
“Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” — John 14:9 Lately, God has been whispering the profound truth of these words to me—not merely through Scripture, but through…
Hope is Happening: Centering Resilience, Recovery and Healing
One morning, a couple weeks ago, an Instagram post caught my eye: “After decades of decline, Africa’s elephant mega-herds are making a comeback across southern Africa.”1 Really?? I shook my…
From Hope Lost to Hope Found
Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter A Readings: Acts 2: 14, 22-33 (RM) or 2: 14a, 36-41(RCL); Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1: 17-21 (RM) or 17-23 (RCL); Luke 24:…
Prepare the Way: Finding Hope in the Wilderness
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent A Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72; Romans 15:4-9 (RM) or 4-13 (RCL); Matthew 3:1-12. If I were standing in front of you preaching…
Advent Begins: From History to Hope
Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent A Readings:Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24: 35-44 (RM) or 36-44 (RCL.) It’s the purple season for Roman Catholics, blue season…
Hopelessness and Hope
I am an avid reader of The Guardian Weekly which arrives in our letter box every Friday and so updates me on what is happening in distant and not so…
The Meaning of Being a Death Doula
My mother, Trinidad, recently transitioned from her earthly life to God’s embrace, leaving our family grappling with grief. Despite the comfort our faith tradition offers, her passing was an ordeal…
Social Justice: Doing Hope
Advent 2023 was a different one for me. Against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian war wreaking unimaginable devastation on already bereft people, the ongoing violence in the Ukraine, Myanmar, and…