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Word of God, Holy Mass, Prayers and Silence, signs and body gestures, sacred spaces, images, Beauty… our ‘Liturgy’ is like a ladder where earth and heaven ascend and descend, a space and a time where the human and the divine mingle. And of course, music; and within music, Latin hymns have a place of honour. […]

At the National Gallery of Umbria, in Perugia, is currentlybeing held a unique exhibition on the so-called ‘Master of SaintFrancis’, one of the most important artists of the thirteenthcentury to have worked in Central Italy. Amongst the manywonderful masterpieces is a monumental Crucifix, painted intempera and gold on wood, depicting Saint Francis kneeling atChrist’s feet. […]

What is the most important verb in Christianity? What is it that really captures the core of our faith? What is at the heart of the Christian message? To evangelise bringing the Good News to the ends of the earth? To serve others without looking to be served in return? To give without counting the […]

Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy Father all powerful, have mercy on usJesus, Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world, save usSpirit of the Father and the Son, boundless life of both, sanctify us Most Holy Trinity, hear usHoly Spirit, who proceeds from the […]

At the Easter Vigil, at night, when our church was in darkness, we greeted this candle singing “CHRIST OUR LIGHT”. It is not dark any longer; in fact daylight is growing more and more. Yet, this candle is still burning. For 50 days, we celebrate not in “candle-light” but under the “light” of this candle. […]

Aporophobia describes an attitude towards poverty and the poor which can go from disregard, contempt, disgust and rejection to fear and even to hate. It sounds ‘strong language’ but perhaps it is not so far from us. Why do we find it so difficult to look at a poor person in the street? Why do […]

Above are the details of two of the sixteen panels of our beautifully decorated Paschal Candle. On the left, the stoning of Stephen with the approval of Saul. On the right, his conversion on the way to persecute Christians. Today’s First Reading presents to us a man who could easily pass us by but who […]

Today, the fourth Sunday of Easter, is traditionally known as “Good Shepherd Sunday”. We pray for Priests and vocations to Priesthood. What is the “raison d’être”of a Priest? Who are we Priests? Are we ‘special’? Every vocation is born of love of predilection. As for every person, God has called us, Priests, to be His […]

We know from the Gospels that at table with the Risen Christ we find a variety of food: grilled fish, bread and much more. Caravaggio, in his well-known Supper at Emmaus, has included wine, meat and even a basket full of fruits. Yet, the “flesh and bones” mentioned by the Risen Lord do not refer […]

Have you ever heard of “tomb psychology”? Thinking that everything is going badly in my life and things can’t get worse… Losing heart… feeling sick in spirit… cynical, negative and despondent… Growing disheartened and tempted to judge everything in the light of our failures… Dissatisfied and confused… not knowing really why… A succession of complaints… […]