The parable of the Prodigal shows how God’s compassion is always at work bringing people from isolation to new life…

What may initially be repugnant to us can become a means by which God teaches and heals us…

“Mr Rich” lived in his privileged, well-guarded world and made no effort to understand or relieve the plight of the beggar at his gate…

In spite of what they promised, James and John failed to follow the one who came not to be served but to serve…

Jesus helps us all to carry our burdens, both the inevitable ones like sickness and ageing and all the other misfortunes that crop up in daily life…

St Luke expresses the supreme moral ideal of Jesus as, “Be merciful, as your Father is merciful…”

To become perfectly mature we need to learn to love in an unconditional way, even loving our enemy….

We call on the Holy Spirit to stir up within us the love lived by Jesus himself to reach the standards expected from the children of God…

What are we to seek? What should we ask for? We should want what God wants to happen in our lives. …

On seeing the repentance of Nineveh, God showed them mercy. If such repentance is possible, how can we give up hope in our time…

He wants us to broaden our focus from just our personal needs and pray as members of a community. It is a prayer that speaks of OUR needs rather than just MY needs…..

There can be more potential in our daily encounters than we realize at the time, a chance to do something precious in the sight of the Lord…