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Luke speaks of the ‘narrow door’ (Luke 13). Matthew speaks of the ‘narrow gate’ (Matthew 7). Either way, the metaphor is evocative, challenging: The difficulty of Jesus’ path is not some kind of ascetic self-flagellation either. It is simply the difficulty of choosing and persevering in the distinctive way of life outlined by Jesus (Montague, Companion God, p.117). Experience is helpful. We decide to ‘roll the dice’ and make a lifetime decision. What seems restrictive is, in

Popes write teaching documents for faith-edification. Pope St. John Paul II published a document in 2004, meaning ‘Stay with us, Lord.’ The opening paragraph is exquisite: Stay with us, Lord, for it is almost evening (Luke 24). This was the insistent invitation that the two disciples journeying to Emmaus on the evening of the day of the resurrection addressed to the Wayfarer who had accompanied them on their journey. Jesus, our Wayfarer. He walks with us. We walk with him: W

Easter proclaims: Go out and tell the people about this new life (Acts 5). What is this ‘new life’? The whole community remained faithful to the teaching of the apostles, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers (Acts 2). Furthermore, and not an optional extra: The faithful all lived together and owned everything in common. The Church has always defended the right to private property. With the advancement of the Industrial Revolution in the 19 th Century,

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Holy Thursday Mass just a few days ago. He focused his attention on the Gospel of John. Jesus assumes the position of a slave by washing the feet of his apostles: What the Lords shows us — taking the water, the basin and the towel — is far more than a moral example. He entrusts to us his very way of life (2 April 2026). Pope Benedict XVI is quoted: We too must ‘learn repeatedly that God’s greatness is different from our idea of greatness… bec

There are two traditions in the New Testament about the resurrection of Jesus. There are the Gospel narrative scenes. There are the confessional passages in the letters of the New Testament. The four gospels scenes affirm two things about the resurrection of Jesus. First, that the sepulchre in which Jesus was entombed after his death was found empty. Second, that Jesus was encountered by various witnesses in a new, resurrected existence, not known to human experience, and not

Bishop Tony spoke with Tim Webster from 2sm radio on Holy Thursday 2026 to discuss the mystery of Easter, the beauty of the Catholic Church, and how we can have peace amidst the violence and chaos of the world.