Potpourri of Cultures
Corinth, the ancient Greek city, was ‘a corridor of commerce and potpourri of cultures’ (Montague, First Corinthians, 16). Strabo, an ancient geographer, claimed that a ... Read More
George Cardinal Pell (1941-2023)
Cardinal George Pell George Cardinal Pell (1941-2023) died in Rome. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. Cardinal Pell is known to most Australians ... Read More
Deliberately Redundant
The astrologers come from the East to Jerusalem, led by the ‘star’. They depart from Herod: There in front of them was the star they ... Read More
Boundary Violation
The most beautiful blessing in the Bible: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord let his face shine on you and ... Read More
Filial & Fraternal
The beauty, the power, the vulnerability of a child! Baby Jesus is Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God, Eternal-Father and Prince-of-Peace (Isaiah 9). The Child Jesus calls us to ... Read More
No Longer Lonely
The prophet Isaiah and the Gospel of Matthew converge: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel, ... Read More
Not So Sure
John the Baptist said that Jesus would baptise with the Holy Spirit and fire (Matthew 3). Now imprisoned, he is not so sure. John sends ... Read More