Laudato Si

February 13. Was Jesus playing word games with the disciples when he told them to beware of the yeast of Herod and of the Pharisees?  Yeast is a leaven that affects everything around it. The yeast of Herod is the influence of political power that controls…

February 10.  There is no doubt that Jesus was able to perform miracles of many kinds.  “What is a miracle?” Tracy asked her children.  “Feeding all of us every day with so little money and even inviting the other family down the road to join us too!.”  “I think that…

February 6.  Teenagers question many things, including family traditions and cultural practices.  When Vusi was in confirmation class they discussed initiation.   “Is this still important today now that we are Christians?”  he asked.  Some of the group rejected the…

January 22.  A large part of the Old Testament contains a history God’s involvement with his people.  At times they were faithful  to his covenant with them, “you will be my people and I will be your God.”  At other times they were unfaithful, disobeyed and even…

January 21. Sunday 3B. In his homily Fr Obed reminded the families of their culture of family faith sharing.Later, at home, as the Martins started their sharing Dad began, “You know that the year is nearly a month old, so I think it is a good thing to look at how we…

January 19. Mercy. Mercy is not an internal attitude only, it is a God-like divine quality that leads us to value life even over justice.   In his letter The Face of Mercy, Pope Francis continually describes Jesus’ way that goes beyond the law as he  practises mercy….

January 18. Jealousy.  Whenever there is power there is likely to be some abuse of power.  Mirriam experienced it in her office and Jason too in his workplace.  People are jealous over promotions or special benefits.  In families too jealousy is a…