Laudato Si

November 23.  Christ the King. Year C.   On this last Sunday of the year Fr Pius took some extra time to address everyone present. “I have been with you throughout this year and heard many of your confessions and stories. All of us have probably had suffering of some…

November 21.  A group of dissatisfied parishioners called a meeting to discuss their grievances. “Our church is mercenary.”  “All they’re interested in is money and power.” Each one seemed to have a story about the loss of integrity and ethical behaviour.  They had…

November 16. 33rd Sunday of the Year C.  World Day of the Poor.   In his homily Fr Pius highlighted the theme of the day and referred also to the challenges of daily family life and the COP 30 climate conference being held this month.  He began by…

 November 15.  On his travels Bryan had come across a good number of programmes that cared for families experiencing loss.  There was Grief Share, Divorce Care, Compassionate Friends and a number of other support groups and counsellors.  Sometimes there were social…

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…