The Taste of Things IV
Elm and arborist It was the ‘orange dot of death’ that caught my eye, and then my heart. It was the sign that she would be brought to her knees,…
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent A
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 (and not tapping away on a computer keyboard) I’d…
A New Mission in Napier, New Zealand
Baby swan plants being lovingly tended Laudato Si' challenges us to “care for the natural environment and all people …,” and so a new mission has started in Napier, New…
“It’s a Wonderful Life”, and the James Web Space Telescope
For many people, a regular part of Christmas is watching the 1946 classic movie "It’s a Wonderful Life". In my family, this movie was on our sister Mary’s perennial “Christmas…
Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent A
Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44 (RM) or 36-44 (RCL.) It’s the purple season for Roman Catholics, blue season for Protestants. It’s the standing-on-tiptoes-craning your-neck season (and not…
My Dad’s Prayer Practice
My dad grew up and lived in the country all his life until about 20 years ago. He is very closely connected to the earth, the weather, the animals, the…
O Silence Where Art Thou
Just recently, I went for my much-needed annual retreat. I call this my ALL-ONE time with God. To be able to retreat from the busyness of life into a quiet…
Reflection for the Thirty-Fourth Sunday of the Year, Christ the King Sunday C
2 Samuel 5:1-3 (RM) or Jeremiah 23:1-6 (RCL); Psalm 122 (RM) or 46 (RCL); Colossians 1: 12-20 (RM) or 11-20 (RCL); Luke 23:35-43 (RM) or 33-43 (RCL.) Kings seem to…
Hopes on Entering Retreat
When I made my home some years back in the vast land mass of Canada, I was amazed and intrigued by its wide open spaces, and captivated by its geographical…
Reflection for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time / Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost C
Malachi 3:19-20a (RM) or Malachi 4:1-2a (RCL); Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 (RM) or 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 (RCL); Luke 21:5-19.The human brain has a wonderful capacity to restore balance when…
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