Laudato Si

November 14.  “Should mistakes, sin and evil be punished?  Should there be a warning first?”   These were questions Bryan posed for debate. “Often punishment does come about naturally and a warning can be a preventative step.   ‘HIV/AIDS is a disease not a sin,’ was a…

November 11.  Anthony shared, “At the West Park cemetery, whenever I visit my parents’ grave, I pass a tombstone of a young air force pilot presumably killed in action. On the stone is written. ‘He did his duty.’  In the great wars of the 20th century millions of…

November 8.    Bryan had discovered that it too easily happened that people who had been poor became quite obsessive about acquiring wealth.  Maurice shared, “Greed too easily leads to corruption and a loss of integrity. I realised the truth of the saying, ‘the love…

November  7.  The deanery J&P groups discussed the situation.  “Too many people nowadays lose their jobs, some even more than once, and often through no fault of their own. This can be an terrible tragedy and cause of great stress in families.  Not all of them…

November 2.  All Saints  Sunday. Fr Pius began, “We may say so in the Creed but who really, honestly, believes in the communion of saints, or understands what it really means? Who believes that with Christ at our head it refers to all of creation, us, humans…

INTRODUCTION. Family Losses and Endings.  Losses big and small are inevitable in daily life. Birth, growth, decline and death are the natural cycle of every element of creation, inanimate and those with greater consciousness. It may be a painless letting go, or a…

October 29. The Narrow Door.  The matrics continued their discussion after the debate.  “I don’t think that Luke is very “merciful” in this gospel. If you don’t buy into the values of this Kingdom of God, you’re out in the cold.” “Plus the only way in is…

28 October. In today’s society kings and kingdoms are largely out of fashion although some remain and are actively supported by their people.  Kingship is hereditary and so can be a setting for national and/or family values to be planted or instilled and built upon….

25 October.   At a community gathering of the two parishes the subject of elections came up.  “How much of a ‘give them another chance’ mentality came into the outcome I wonder?” “At what stage does decisive action or the need for change really make people sit up and…

24 October.   A group of economists had discussed the relationship between the environment and economics.  Michael brought up the subject at home. “Do you think we focus enough at an ordinary every day level on global warming and environmental degradation? It seems to…