Solemnity of the Trinity

For some months we have heard about ‘social distancing’ and the need for it. It is wrong to call it that. It should be physical or spatial distancing. It suggests a violent attitude. But social distancing is not a new phenomenon. It was enforced upon us prior to the current pandemic by government policies with regard to asylum seekers as well as detaining them, people who are poor, homeless or unemployed.

Solemnity of Pentecost May 31, 2020

In 1938, Albert Camus expressed his concern that as preparations for the World War II were underway, the number of victims grew, and as fear spread, the Church seemed unconscionably silent. When it did speak out it was obtuse or abstract.

Solemnity of the Ascension

As the corona virus pandemic continues to grip our lives, accompanied by great hardship, especially for vulnerable people, we ask how the readings today encourage us to respond as friends and disciples of Jesus.