Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!" -John 19:15 Public humiliation is the hardest and most painful thing any human being can endure. But public humiliation by a lover – a break-up, a failed marriage proposal, the exposure of infidelity - has a … Continue reading Rosary Reflections – The 3rd Sorrowful Mystery
When Mary MacKillop was canonized in 2010 I was working at a Catholic bookshop in Melbourne. In the months leading up to the canonization the shop was inundated with every kind of Mary MacKillop piety that you can imagine. There were candles, key rings, bookmarks and medals but for some reason, in my mind, the … Continue reading This World is Not My Home – The Feast of St Mary of the Cross
