Moral Conscience Needs More Than The Catechism
How do we grow in light of the Church’s teachings? The answer isn’t as simple as it might seem. Sarah-Leah Pimentel explains. For many generations of Catholics, religious formation began...
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Mustard Seeds: In The End, That’s How It All Began
Born January 2014. Laid to rest in August 2020. This is the final “Mustard Seeds” column. It had a good run. This is its 80th and final...
Look for the Kingdom Moments
The cycle of Sunday readings is currently focusing on the Kingdom of Heaven. In a series of parables, Jesus gives us images of what the Kingdom of...
Can Any Good Come Out of this Pandemic?
A story by Jesuit Father Anthony De Mello traces a series of events in the life of a Chinese farmer. It begins with the farmer losing his...
Back To Normal In Un-Normal Times
Every year, I feel a little deflated after the feasts of the Holy Trinity and Corpus Christi. It seems as if the great spiritual journey we have been...
Locked Down and Yet Together
In January column I said that I had made no plans for 2020. It feels a little ironic now! Although I had not made any specific plans,...
Our Easter In a Desert
This is a very unusual Easter. We are in a national lockdown. Our freedom of movement has been completely curtailed for the greater good. We miss walking...
See the Real Christ, Not a Picture Postcard Version
Lent is a time when we seek to deepen our relationship with Jesus who died on the Cross to redeem us. This means looking, really looking, at...
Let’s Put New Pastoral Plan To Work!
The priest said: “It is not enough!” That was the take-away line of a homily at Mass a few weeks ago. The theme was the last instruction...
I’ve Made No Big Plans For The 2020s
This year, Sarah-Leah Pimentel made no New Year’s resolution, because unity with the heart of God is only possible if she’s not constantly chasing after new stars....
Jesus: The Warmth that Saves
In the southern hemisphere we may lose a bit of the “feeling” of Christmas, which falls in the middle of the exuberance of year-end holidays. Long summer...
Lesson In Humanity From A Cat
I am cat-sitting a gorgeous, elderly ginger cat for a year while his owner is overseas on a work assignment. Sparky has brought me a huge amount...
