Mothers & Grandmothers
It was customary for St. Paul to preach and for his preaching to be written down by a scribe. The ‘letter’ was then taken by ... Read More
Mangy Curs
This parable is confronting. Is the parable predicated upon an early Christian named Lazarus, who was living in abject poverty? There was a rich man ... Read More
The Mass of all Ages
‘St. Justin wrote to the pagan emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161) around the year 155,’ describing the Eucharistic Celebration: On the day we call the day ... Read More
Two Questions
St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) died in middle age. Did they write down on his death certificate that the cause of death was lack of ... Read More
Meagre Price
What is truth? One adequate definition is the ‘alignment of the mind with reality.’ How far is the moon from the earth? The closest approach ... Read More
Turnstiles
We’ve got to get through those turnstiles if we want to see the game. We get to the footy and the crowd is pressing all ... Read More
Don’t Rush-Read
A ‘fire’ burns in the heart of Jesus: I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already ... Read More