Why do we come to Mass? Hopefully, as well as to give thanks and praise to God, to be changed. At every Mass we witness the bread and wine being changed into Jesus. And the Word of God invites us to be changed too. So, how open are we to change (including very unexpected change): […]

As I watch our many Olympians achieve their best or at least try their best I was struck by the rhythm of their lives. A rhythm of love for their sport, faith in being able to achieve and the sacrifice they had and continue to make in order to achieve their best.  Some achieve gold, […]

Are you looking for food that perishes or food that gives eternal life? This is the true question that Jesus asked his audience. And then all of us have to ask in our hearts, what do we really hunger for? To be a celebrity? To be rich? To live on the edge? To be helpful? […]

We may not be blessed like the boy in today’s Gospel. He saw the miracle brought about by his generosity. His meagre contribution of loaves and fish fed the hunger of thousands of people; the very crowd who desire to be close to the Lord. May the fragility of our lives and the limitation of […]