Could you identify with feeling like a lost minion in 2020? Yea, me too. ​ It sure was a strange year full of "are you serious" moments. Thankfully, there were also many gifts amidst the chaos. One great thing to come from 2020 was that in December we were gifted with a new short but powerful apostolic letter from Pope Francis. The letter titled Patris Corde (With a Father's Heart) proclaims a year dedicated to St Joseph. This letter reminded me of St Joseph’s turbulent 2020

Okay, close your eyes - now picture the Christmas story in your mind.... what do you see? What do Jesus, Joseph and Mary look like? Where are they? Give yourself a minute and hold onto that image... --- Recently, I listened to a powerful podcast called ‘White Jesus’, and read a particular reflection by Antonio M. Pernia SVD (1). These and other recent events have opened me to see in a new way, revealing the lasting impact of imagery and encounter. It seems to me that imager

Beep…. scan... beep... scan... beep… While scanning items at the supermarket recently, my butterfly brain gently floated off into an imagination haze (for those of you who know me - please stop laughing out loud now). Seriously though, I found myself wondering - if I could buy absolutely anything, what would I buy? What would the world be like if I could buy courage like I buy a litre of almond milk? And what would you buy? As we now mark 10 years since the canonisation of Ma

Through these covid times, with listening i'm hearing that children are frightened, adults are stressed, plans are out the window. It seems that we are trying to wrap our heads around what's happening in the world without losing the plot completely. Sure, with uncertainty we can understand that fear is driving panic buying behaviour. It’s scary; many of us feel like sporadically crying while we sit on the back porch in our PJ’s thinking, 'how did this happen?' Honestly, now

My journey this year has started with listening to my grateful lungs. Traveling back home to New Zealand and escaping Sydney's apocalyptic smog for three weeks left my lungs especially thankful. While there a friend asked me to describe Sydney air, I paused, glanced off into that magical place where thoughts go to form... "Well, it's like we are living in an oven set to fan bake, the casserole is burning and it's possible that the Swedish chef is in charge!" Seriously though

The month of November is a time when we especially remember all souls and the community of saints that have gone before us. When I was recently reflecting on loved ones and our community of saints, I found myself wondering... Is there a main message that they have left us with? As I researched the lives of the saints, I began to see that they show us, through their lives, that our relationship with God and our experience of true life on earth do not come specifically through

Today we give thanks and celebrate the feast day of our St Mary MacKillop! To celebrate, I have been working on a special Illustration for Mary's Feast Day. May we keep planting seeds today for God's garden of tomorrow. I hope Mary would have found joy in this, and I hope you enjoy this and celebrate in style. Note: All works featuring St Mary MacKillop incorporate material owned by the Trustees of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, which are used with permission under licence. Wa

On the 7th of December 2018 a project that I have been working on for about 8 months was unveiled. This was a mix of emotions; on the one hand complete joy and gratitude for the opportunity, the process, what I have learned and experienced along the journey. And of course relief that the unveiling process went so well! You can see the full post with more images >>HERE. Or just watch the unveiling and my speech on the video below. With much gratitude, I thank Ms Archer and the

Late last year I created a modern interpretation of Joseph and Jesus dancing. I have been really surprised how popular it has become. Now that it is school holidays I have been really fortunate to have a bit of hibernation time to create some new artwork. Lately feeling drawn to re-imagine Gospel stories in a contemporary context. After chatting with two women who were both pregnant about two weeks ago the story of the visitation seems to have stuck with me like a child to an

Recently I was asked to explore and write a reflection on Youth and Technology. You can view the full article HERE or read below. I hope you will join me on the curiosity train... Teenagers may seem like foreign beings that speak an unknown language, but rest assured they, like all other age groups, seek the same thing – relationship and belonging. They are searching, open, enthusiastic and are often as confused as the rest of us. Currently I am working full time as pastoral