Ghandi had called this passage of the Beatitudes: ‘the most radical piece of social doctrine that was ever preached’. Try preaching this doctrine in the mission countries where extreme poverty […]

Many of us can empathise with Peter and his companions in the story of today’s Mass. They had done their best, they had fished all night but had caught nothing; […]

We have the great privilege this weekend because our second reading today is one of these great texts of the Bible and indeed of world literature. It is from the […]

Sometime we overlook the importance of the contributions of some of the Minor Prophets in the Bible. The first reading in our mass today is taken from one of these, […]

What happened at Cana happens sooner or later in every marriage in every family, and in our lives, the wine runs out. I read an interesting anecdote recently: a man […]

Today we celebrate the great feast day of the Baptism of Our lord. It has been said that the most important day of our lives is our Baptism, the day […]

In todays gospel we hear the well-known story of the wise men following a star, bearing rich gifts, finding Jesus in a stable, and changing their direction as a result. […]

Today we are celebrating the feast of the Holy Family which in many ways is one of the most important feasts of the year; it certainly is one of the […]

Paul Claudel who lived in the 19 century was a French poet, a dramatist and a diplomat. His family was a very catholic family but he was an unbeliever in […]

One of the great dreams of many people today is to own a home. Many of us here in our community are happy that we have our own home. It […]