In Rome the Year of Mercy began on 8 December last year. But that was hardly realistic here in the Antipodes, with the rush to Christmas through December and then...

As we approach Christmas this year the world seems a real mess. Terrorism, the refugee crisis, climate change, economic woes, political turmoil and so on it all goes. But in...

At the recent Synod of Bishops, there was a lot of talk about mercy; it's become the key-note of Pope Francis' ministry. Two other words often heard in Rome were...

By the time you see this I will be in Rome and unpacking my bags for the Synod of Bishops on the Family in the Modern World. I've worked very...

The forty days of Lent find us on a journey from last year's first session of the Synod on marriage and the family to the second session later this year...

Christmas always evokes a very particular time and place – the Middle East a little more than two thousand years ago.  This Christmas, we think of that place at this...

Dear brothers and sisters, Marriage has been much on the Church's mind in recent times.  The first of the two sessions of the Synod of Bishops on marriage has recently...

Pentecost is all about unleashing new energy – wild fire and wild wind. The first disciples certainly needed new energy as they cringed behind closed doors after the death of...

There's something awfully final about a grave or a tomb.  When the tomb of Jesus was sealed with a big round stone, that stone must have seemed like a cosmic...

"The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and the lives of those who encounter Jesus": with these words, Pope Francis begins his Apostolic Exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel,...