Easter: The Living Temple
One of the most surprising truths that I learnt when I first started to study scripture was that there is no record of Christ going
One of the most surprising truths that I learnt when I first started to study scripture was that there is no record of Christ going
I was hardly out of my pram when World War II began, so I do not have any war wounds to brag about. But I
When the Church was born on the first Pentecost day it was as poor as Christ when he was born on the first Christmas day.
Although Christ performed most of the religious practices that his parents taught him, there is no evidence that he offered sacrifices in the Temple. Why?
My great uncle found himself in hell during the First World War. He was trapped in a shell hole made by enemy artillery. He was
I want to let you into a secret. It is the secret of sanctity, and St Paul was the first to pen it. It is
In order to shed some light on the complementarity between Ignatian and Carmelite Spirituality that is being discussed at present, I would like to say
When an ancient sage was asked if he could do just one thing to change the world for the better he said that he would
I want to tell you one of the most remarkable stories that you have ever heard. The story contains within it a secret which, can
My school report was so bad that my eldest brother was commissioned with the task of teaching me to read. But when he could not
Archbishop Anthony Bloom gave one of the best retreats I ever attended. He began by telling the story of a retired headmistress who offered her
I was a little upset when an American commentator said the English are not really interested in tennis, they’re just mad on Wimbledon. But when
“If you want old ideas, read new books, but if you want new ideas read old books.” With these words my spiritual director gave me
Throughout his life on earth, Jesus made it clear that the Kingdom he promised had not yet come. The question is then, when would this
It was at Easter in the 1970’s that I first met my wife. I received a phone call from the local convent asking me to
It is all very well to say that the first and most important of the commandments is that ‘we should love God with our whole
Once you admit that ‘prayer’ is merely the word we use to describe the practical way we go about allowing God’s love to enter into
If only we could learn how to receive, harness, and store the infinite power of the sun to solve our energy problems. In the same
My great uncle found himself in hell during the First World War. He was trapped in a shell hole made by enemy artillery. He was
Throughout his life, St. Francis was consumed by a desire to give his life for Christ. This desire burst into an unquenchable flame when he
Decades ago, I read an insight by Jean Vanier, a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian, “You can be right. You can be dead right and
Many years ago, I attended a retreat in London given by Fr Michael Hollings, who was in those days in great demand as a fearless