What if we took a moment to talk about the Trinity with our children? We can learn how to love by thinking about how the Father, Son and Holy Spirit love one another? Continue reading
Simplicity as an expression of my love for God is good. But it’s good because that simplicity in my own life frees me to be an extravagant giver of all the good I have to God’s good world. Continue reading
May we recognise that the gifts of our lives are all gifts of love—the gifts we have received, and those that we give. May we live into the reality that we love because God first loved us (1 Jn 4.19). Continue reading
Jesus is the most terrifying of friends. Continue reading
If what we want is to remove a concrete and physical threat, then we can talk about violence. If what we want is to be safe and live in peace, we better talk about something else. Continue reading
In a culture of name-calling, imagine if we truly saw and treated “those people” as beloved children of God, and as some mother’s son or daughter—named, loved, respected. Continue reading
How have I already made today better for someone else? What can I do now to make today a little better for someone else? How can I love God, and show that love to the world by loving my neighbour? Continue reading
I pray we can all move beyond the tiredness of the world’s negativity and focus on the Good News of God’s love. Continue reading
We are called to love: fully, completely, illogically, genuinely. Love as Christ first loved us, love as the world so often does not, love as Christians have for millennia. Love with courage. Continue reading
The sacrament of baptism is more than a one-day celebration; it is a life-long commitment. Each Sunday of Lent I will offer a reflection on one of our baptismal vows. This week: “Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbour as yourself?” Continue reading
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