Author: Peter Fleming

The dead man spoke

28 February 2024 EH

In this playlet, regular contributor Peter Fleming fills a gap in the Easter story and that gap is filled by women.

Saints for all seasons – The carpenter's father

26 April 2021 EH

St Joseph not only helped give Jesus a home, he also gave him a profession.

St Maximilian Kolbe’s choice

Peter Fleming 16 February 2021 EH

The patience of a saint.

Believing in the mercy of God doesn’t mean we continue to sin with the knowledge that God will forgive us for anything we do. It’s a belief that living in sin is simply not appealing because it separates us from God.

The pilgrim’s guide

2 November 2020 EH

St Bona of Pisa made her first great journey at the age of 14. Her life became dedicated to leading others on pilgrimages along the Camino de Santiago to help guide them towards God.

The lifeblood of any celebration

19 August 2020 EH

St Martha may have chosen the ‘worse part’, but she had a special relationship with Jesus, who knew that we need people like her in the world.

How great was Saint Constantine?

18 February 2020 EH

The debate around the legacy of St Constantine highlights the difficulty of judging someone’s motivations from afar.

The patron of family squabbles

8 August 2019 EH

St Elizabeth of Portugal dealt with her fair share of family drama. But as a Queen, her family dramas had further reaching consequences than most.

Rejected and yet sanctified

8 May 2019 EH

Suffering from mental illness throughout his life, St Benedict Joseph Labre was turned away from holy places. But he made a holy life for himself on the streets.

Following the path laid out by Laudato Si’

14 February 2019 EH

Holy Family Parish Emerton in Western Sydney is making a journey that is deeply inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’. Now they’re inviting others to walk with them.

Saints for all seasons: St Francis of Assisi

Peter Fleming 13 February 2019 EH

St Francis of Assisi was indeed a brother to all creation.

The enormous Little Flower

10 November 2018 EH

Despite her nickname, there was little that was small or insignificant about St Therese of Lisieux.

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