Jesus had a plan  -  His plan is ours   The ministry of Jesus was not just one of preaching and teaching.  On its own, that would have...

Traditions are like lampposts.  They light the way we are supposed to follow but only drunkards hold on to them.   (Gerhard Lohfink).  ...

The Church as a Continuous Pentecost Throughout the centuries, the Church has been described using a range of images. As the vessel...

Faith and Works Always Go Together Is faith in Christ enough?   Is faith in Christ enough for Christians?  Is faith the most important...

What is the mission of the Church?  Our Mission?   Introduction To understand the mission of the Church is to know that it exists for one...

The Church: The Sacrament of Salvation   The image of the Church as “The People of God” is one of my favourites, possibly because of its...

Jesus offers us one of the greatest gifts ever   Israel had one thousand years of experience with God and of the relationship into which...

Hope not Optimism   Is your glass half full or half empty?  An optimist will, of course, say “half-full”.  In so doing, they are...

Hope in our Contemporary world   In our modern Western society, Hope is often confused with positive thinking. But Christian hope is...

The Holy Spirit assists Christians in living out the virtue of hope.   Few would disagree with the bold statement that we are living in...

The Theological Virtues   We live in a complex and messy world. There is racism, wars and invasions, a changing climate, a cost-of-living...

The Limp and the Blessing   I came across a refreshing alternative reading to the story of God wrestling with Jacob, an angle I had never...

The Hebrew Meaning of the Name Israel   Biblical Hebrew is a wonderfully rich and mysterious language, but it is not one that is not so...

What Was the Shape of Jesus’ Cross?   There is an abundance of information available to assist us in gaining some insights into the...

Our Christian origins remind us of the need for courageous faith   The Bible has shown no interest in giving us a description of what...

Our world is replete with empty hopes   I grew up in a world where hope prevailed.  I lived in hope, setting off each Saturday with hope...

Hope is all about what God is doing   The Psalms are awash with hope, as are the biblical prophets.   Isaiah 40:31   But they who wait...

With the start of a new church, just about everyone is unified because there is a shared, clear end goal in sight. Discomforts could...

When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, he taught them one, single prayer.  That prayer came to be called “the Lord’s...

I n 2007 the then Pope Benedict XVI issued a letter called Spe Salvi, the first two words of the full title: in hope we are saved . The...