Liturgies

Birth and death are the two most momentous events in anyone’s life, yet we don’t consciously remember either of them. Both are for others to remember. Like most mothers, my mother remembered everything about my birth....

 Today, January is almost over. “How’s your New Year’s Resolution going?” Someone once asked. “What exactly is a New Year’s Resolution?” some wise crack responded. “It’s a TO DO LIST for the first week of January”. Or another piece...

  The previous Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, had a reputation of being a misogynist. The famous speech by Julia Gillard, where she begins: “I will not be lectured about sexism by this man…” and she continued...

“Peeling Onions” Or “The Problems Progressives Have with Prayer” By Bob Aldred St Mary's in Exile has given us the freedom to exercise intellectual integrity. To bring under the microscope all that we have been taught about...

My friends, like all of you I was horrified and sickened by the recent events in Paris last weekend. Like many, we wondered why the world is such a violent brutal place, seemingly devoid of love...

Introduction In traditional liturgical communities across the city and around the world people will be observing today as the feast of St Luke. That is not a custom that has survived in our exile from the...

Last week Terry set the context for the homily today. And I myself felt quite nostalgic listening to him when I was not even a member of this community at the time of all the...

The Gospel writers have Jesus continually talking about the KINGDOM OF GOD. These writers were writing in Greek and the Greek word that translates as “Kingdom” is BASILEIA. Many biblical scholars today believe it is better...

  I am an alienated parent. That means that as a result of being in a high conflict relationship with my ex-husband my children have rejected me in order to cope. It took me by surprise when...

"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To...