Collected here are articles and reviews that have appeared in print, as well as a presentation of my books. There are a few interviews and some sound material, notably my reading of the Gospels in Greek, a project that remains work in progress.

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26 March 2025 Silence in Grief
We discover what is in our heart when, notwithstanding the manicured elegance we like to project, someone steps on that toenail, whether by accident or design. Such discovery is pretty unpleasant, but useful. Continue reading

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18 March 2025 Staying Put
Whether our lot today is struggle or rest is not all that important. What matters is to let God act as he sees fit and not to miss his visitation because, instead of being peacefully present in our cell, our tent of meeting, we are out and about, driving downtown distributing questionnaires on the spiritual life to passers-by. Continue reading

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11 March 2025 Flee, and Be Saved!
If I am very good at something, and recognised by others as being good, I am tempted to define myself in terms of this gift. The gift is a blessing; but once I display it as a possession in search of admiration or power it may exercise corrupting influence - it takes purity of heart to negotiate great talent. Continue reading

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4 March 2025 Peace
After a brief period of enjoying a sense of peace, the rumbling within begins. We realise what masses of noisy junk we carry, what unresolved tensions born of anger, jealousy, desire, anxiety, greed, all those movements of the heart the Fathers referred to as ‘passions’. Continue reading

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25 February 2025 Singing with the Angels
Let us beware of coveting our neighbour’s call. Let us instead wholeheartedly consider, embrace, and be faithful to our own. Continue reading

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18 February 2025 What Defines a Christian
The Fathers never forgot that the finality of human life is participation in God’s loving nature. That is why their words, even when they are stern, are light, and full of light. Continue reading

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11 February 2025 Take Up Your Cross
The test of Christian authenticity is always relational. Rid yourself of the habit of judging others, therefore, for who are you to know what moves them or the change of which they are capable? Continue reading

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4 February 2025 Pursuit of Perfection
The Fathers would all have felt deeply offended, had it been suggested to them that they were saying something original. Their concern was to point towards Christ, to be roadsigns, which, when we travel, we acknowledge gratefully but then pass beyond, our eyes set on our destination. Continue reading

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28 January 2025 Q&A
Grace builds on nature, and God knows who you are, and also knows what will serve your flourishing and will enable you to render the most effective service. So, pray, listen, watch, and follow. Continue reading

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21 January 2025 Antony - a Strength to Others
Temptations have their usefulness; in them the gold of authenticity is purified. Only, we must consent to the melting-off of dross. Continue reading

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15 January 2025 Become Who You Are
In St Antony the life of God was palpably present. This presence revealed man in his natural state, which we are all called to reach. Continue reading

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10 January 2025 Antony's Temptations
Instead of rising up to follow Christ's call, we say, ‘Mañana - perhaps.’ Meanwhile time passes, grace is lost. Continue reading

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1 January 2025 Changed by the Life of Antony
The discovery of Antony made Augustine cringe at the half-heartedness of the prayer he had long recited: ‘Lord, give me chastity and continence, but not yet.’ Continue reading

The Gospel of Mark in Greek

19 August 2021
Ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ Υἱοῦ Θεοῦ. Continue reading

The Gospels in Greek: Introduction

18 August 2021
Some might ask: Doesn’t a bishop have better things to do than to record the Gospels in Greek? I would answer, without a moment’s hesitation: No! Continue reading