Good morning, brothers and sisters. Today, we have readings that align along the uncomfortable theme of politics, or how we should interact with secular government. If you’re like me, you’re already feeling inundated with political ads, which seem to be growing yet more vicious. But rather than run from an uncomfortable topic, I think we need to take it head-on, especially when our readings direct us this way. These readings highlight the key concept that we have an obligation to respect...

Good morning, brothers and sisters. If you’re like me, then you find today’s Gospel rather troubling. The landowner in the parable – who represents God – seems blatantly unfair. We all remember the story: the landowner hires workers for his vineyard first at dawn, then later and later in the day, and finally 5pm … and at the end the ones who worked for only one hour at sunset are paid exactly the same as those who worked a full 12 hours in the sun. This seems obviously unfair – and I’d be...

A very good and very warm morning, brothers and sisters! Today’s readings nicely align with the theme of finding God in silence. In the first reading we have Elijah, one of the greatest prophets in the Old Testament. He was the miracle-worker who called down fire from Heaven on Mt Carmel, defeating the false prophets and enraging Queen Jezebel. In this reading, he has fled Mt Carmel to hide in Mount Horeb, inside a cave. In that seclusion, God speaks to him: he should go outside as the Lord...