Lost for Words When a compatriot of mine killed fifty people at worship in mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on 15 March 2019, I had no words for the horror, the anger, the grief, the sadness. No words for the shame that one of us could do such a thing,… Read More »Violence Will Not Have the Last Word
A guest post by Esmey Herscovitch RSCJ on the Liturgy for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time – year B – 21st October 2018 As we begin we remember that we are on Aboriginal land and we acknowledge the lives of those who have gone before us on this land.… Read More »Servant Leadership
Have you ever heard of Mater Admirabilis? Her feast day is on 20 October. I got to know this well-loved image of Mary when I worked with the Religious of the Sacred Heart. If you visit a Sacred Heart school, you will surely find a version of this image somewhere… Read More »Mary’s Contemplative Leadership
Guest post by Esmey Herscovitch RSCJ for Holy Week. There is a little book by Brendan Lovett entitled It’s Not Over Yet … Christological Reflections on Holy Week. At this time of Holy Week we are aware of the experiences of Jesus some two thousand years ago – experiences of… Read More »Holy Week – It’s Not Over Yet
A March for Justice or Peace? I’m not sure exactly when the Palm Sunday Peace March in my city began to be rebranded as a rally for justice. This year the theme is justice for refugees. Asylum seekers and refugees are in desperate need of a more just and compassionate… Read More »Palm Sunday Peace March
On the eve of All Saints Day I have not been thinking about Halloween, tricks, treats or tacky costumes. I’ve been thinking about building community. Pope Francis is constantly calling us to a larger sense of community, and so does the communion of saints. A Broad & Deep Sense of… Read More »Praying for the Living and the Dead and the Call to Community