thinking honestly about life and faith
As we launch into a new year of study, teaching and growth in community—and in this season of Lent, when it is time to take stock, to name some regrets and to be deeply conscious of how God forgives and … Read More »
This week I am noting 5 years since my surgery for cancer. I am so grateful to be alive and for the wonderful gift of health I enjoy. Health is not just a physical state. More than anything, it’s a … Read More »
This week I have been at Pallotti College for the annual Candidates’ Retreat: a wonderful time at a wonderful place. Pallotti is set overlooking the Yarra Valley, with sweeping views up to Mt Donna Buang also. Once again this week … Read More »
At the weekend we went to see the marvellous exhibition titled The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece at Bendigo Art Gallery. It’s a superb collection of sculptures and pottery from Greek and Roman sources, from around 500 BCE to 200CE. The centrepiece … Read More »
When I was a child, this was often said to us: ‘Respect your elders’. I think it meant not to speak when they were in the room, always to defer to them, and probably not to ‘give cheek’, as I am … Read More »
We all have difficult decisions to make at times, and very often we think in terms of what we ought to do. Duty is an important consideration, but it’s not the only thing. It may not even be the best … Read More »
Recently I had the great pleasure of seeing an exhibition of paintings by the French artist Camille Pissarro (1830 – 1903), who was part of the Impressionist movement. The exhibition was part of our day at the Museo del Prado, … Read More »
In spiritual life we have a basic choice: between duty or joy.
First week of the new college year; I preached a sermon on the theme of tradition and traditioning, at our first Tuesday chapel service. Here are some parts of the sermon:
This is about dealing with the things you haven’t got done. Is there an appropriate sense of not caring, or perhaps seeing things from a ‘higher’ plane?