There is an ancient story told of two brothers, John and James who owned farms side by side. Over 50 years they worked their fields’ together, shared knowledge and produce, and lent a helping hand to one another in times of need. One day, a foolish argument broke out between the brothers and caused a…

When Jesus was about to leave the world to return to his Father, he assured his followers, and us, that he would never leave us. Jesus instituted the Eucharist so that he would continue to be with us.  He asked that we Do this in Memory of Me: In this way, Jesus is present at…

“The Glory of God is a human being fully alive”. (St. Irenaeus). This is our deepest vocation; to be a good human being and to be a good Christian. We cannot be one without the other. Our deepest calling is to become the people God intended us to be.

During our life on earth,…

This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, when Jesus Christ in the presence of his followers, ascended into Heaven. People often ask the question, ‘but where is Heaven?’. In the past we had a rather simplistic idea, that earth was here and Heaven was somewhere up there in the clouds. We thought of…

We are very fortunate to enjoy a quality of life that would have been hard to imagine just a few generations ago. We have more than enough in material terms, and modern communication has made the world feel much smaller. Scientific and technological progress has changed how we live in so many ways.

And…