Dear Friends, “O that today you would listen to his voice! Do not harden your hearts…” It isn’t always easy to discern God’s voice in our own hearts, let alone to appreciate holiness in the heart of a questionable stranger who emerges from a harsh and hostile world. St. Mark…

Dear Friends, Today, January 22nd, we, celebrate the feast of our founder, St. Vincent Pallotti. He was a remarkable man, marked by holiness and vision for the Church. He was truly ahead of his time, as he gave a call for all the lay people to fully realize their vocation…

Dear Friends: In today’s noisy world, stillness can be rare and we might wonder what, if anything, can draw us into intimacy and meaning. Today’s readings provide us with a key, for they call us to stop talking and listen. In the first reading, Samuel hears the voice of the…

Dear Friends: Matthew is the only evangelist who tells the story of wise men from the East who follow a star in their search for the newborn King of the Jews. These ’wise men’ might be practicing of Eastern mystical traditions, Babylonian astrologers, Arabian magicians, or rich adventure -seekers. They…

Dear Friends: In today’s psalm, “Forever I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord”, it is such a love that is at the heart of God’s desire to come near to us, to dwell in our hearts. In the readings today two important persons are asked to give space…

Dear Friends: Today is Gaudete Sunday (from the latin for rejoice). Today’s readings overflow with joy. “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,” we read in Isaiah. “My spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,” sings Mary. “Rejoice always“ urges Paul. Today’s gospel seems in some ways, not to fit. John…

Dear Friends: These last weeks before Christmas are such busy times. So much planning and preparation to do. Presents must be bought, Christmas cards and letters to write. Meals to be planned and cleaning is never-ending. Time goes by at warp speed. Preparing for this great Christian celebration can feel…

Dear Friends: On this first Sunday of Advent, which is the beginning of a new Liturgical Year, we are given a fresh chance to prepare for the coming of Christ. The season of Advent offers a spiritual wake-up call to us. Unless we are spiritually awake we are only half…

Dear Friends: Today we celebrate on the last Sunday of the Church year the Solemnity of Christ The King. The gospel shows us Christ as the final judge of all humanity and his principle of justice is simple:”What you did to the least of my brothers and sisters you did…

Dear Friends: Throughout the year the gospels of our Sundays were invitations and challenges. Last Sunday, the parable of the ‘wise and foolish virgins told us of the ‘wedding Feast’ to which we are invited and the “be bridegroom” who calls us into loving togetherness; but the parable was also…