‘You are my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on you.’ This declaration by the voice from Heaven – the voice of God – is an amalgamation of two earlier pieces of scripture: ‘You are my son; today I have begotten you’ (Ps 2:7) and ‘Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in […]

By both His appearing and the manner of His appearing (the Incarnation), the infant Jesus was the Epiphany, the revelation of the saving love of God for His people. The term ‘Epiphany’ literally means to reveal, manifest or show forth. We also need to be aware of the personal epiphanies, or signposts, that occur in […]

This Sunday marks the beginning of the Jubilee Year 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope. There is no better model for this than the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, whose feast we celebrate today. Let’s pray that inspired by their example and presence in our lives, every family will become a sign of God’s […]

Thought for the week 2000 years ago God came among us as tiny baby born to a poor Middle-Eastern couple who washed Him and wrapped Him in a cloth. We have since wrapped this miraculous gift of God’s self-giving in many layers of our own cultural traditions – trees, lights, tinsel, lavish gifts, sumptuous food […]