I seem to continue to lose things that I once prized. I seem no longer capable of thinking up witty double entendres, sophisticated philosophical syllogisms or profound and complex theological reflections. Not that I had ever been particularly good at doing these, but I used to be able to at least play the game. It feels […]
Category: Everyday Thots
Lent 2013
Wonder what God has in store for me this Lent?
J.R.R. Tolkien
“Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament… There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves on earth, and more than that: Death: by the divine paradox, that which ends […]
I Am
“Who am I?” I have attempted to answer this question with my intellect countless times before. I was always defeated. I could only list attributes, none of which really got to the heart of the matter. No, this is not a question for the intellect. This is a question for the heart. “Who am I?” […]
Honeymoon with Jesus
3-9 December, 2012 Mt. Carmel Retreat Centre Varroville, NSW, Australia
So I don’t forget…
“What you ask of me is hard, Lord.” “When have I ever asked something easy of you?” Touché.
Do all things in the light of Eternity.
In Discipleship it is all or nothing. I say give it your all, for you are nothing without Christ.
Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor & Principal of University of Sydney. Conferral Address, 3 May 2012.
In the Christian tradition, the search for truth should always lead to doxology, and doxology leave the enquirer on her face before God. And in that place, she will find not only truth but her true humanity.
Farewell 2011
It’s December 31 once again. A new year is waiting at the threshold to be welcomed. It’s time to bid farewell to 2011… I’ve always found the passing of time rather surreal. In just the blink of an eye, all the pain, passion, sorrow and joy that had been so excruciatingly intense when I was […]
Journey of the Heart 