A new Lectionary in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand signifies a renewed commitment to ensure that Scripture is proclaimed with inclusivity, accessibility, and depth. It invites the faithful to recognise the living word as central to liturgy, identity, and mission.

Children suffer bombings, amputations, and starvation? Why are their lives not defended with the same passion? The absence of protest in the face of these horrors raises an uncomfortable question.

The jeweller’s challenge: cut too much, and brilliance is lost; cut too little, and promise remains unfulfilled. For Leo XIV, the coming months will reveal his willingness to take those risks.

Jesus meets the wound before the rule—touching the leper, lifting the bent woman, calling her daughter. The Church is called to do the same, placing mercy and care ahead of judgment or doctrinal debate. Mercy before rules.

The search for God never ends. When confronted with images of cruelty and suffering, humanity questions God’s presence. Traditional theology insisted God could not suffer. Yet the Gospels portray a God of compassion, revealed through Jesus. In this vision, God is not immune to pain but responds with love that transforms suffering into solidarity.

Young Catholics often want to act on their faith. Volunteering in food pantries, hospitals, or parish projects allows them to serve others. Pope Leo’s words challenge leaders to create more opportunities for youth-driven service and ministry.

What makes a space sacred? Reverence, beauty, light, and silence. Could these same qualities transform our home offices into places that nurture both productivity and human dignity?

Augustine’s Corpus Mixtum teaches that the Church is made of both saints and sinners. Redemption, he argued, is not about institutional purity but about divine mercy working through imperfect people—a message sorely tested by systemic failures and abuse.

When Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ returned to Luxembourg after 15 years in Japn, he faced a new challenge. He found that proclaiming the Gospel at home now required just as much adaptation as it did abroad.

When discomfort set in, the Israelites chose blame over unity. Instead of trusting the path to Canaan, they turned on Moses. Their desire for immediate relief clouded their vision of a greater promise.