In the 1963 novel by Australian Morris West (a popular movie in 1968) a Ukranian archbishop is elected pope.
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Jesus Christ IS speaking and IS teaching, IS preaching and IS healing in our own neighbourhoods
seriously
I’m inspired by Moses’ willingness to accept a NO from God
breaking & entering
I’m happy that Mary’s immediate response at the Annunciation was to be troubled.
here & now
Giraffes with their long necks can look back and forward. Rabbits are nourished by the grass at their feet
God present
Tragically many people think that they are also distant from God. This is not true.
what happens next
The two sons represent two immature ways of relating to God: rebellion and childish obedience
to dream
no right way and wrong way, it’s the ultimate in mind and heart relaxation.
nurries
Yes the whistlers had worries and anxieties and yet they whistled
with tender love
“go to Joseph” as a teacher of and witness to mature faith.
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complete joy
The opening words of any book have to grab the reader and offer a punch line
bears and popes
look below: the omnipotence of God shines in the powerlessness of a newborn.
in bodily reality
We remember those we have shared Christmas with in past years
living in light
Whatever the tree, even in natural and undecorated form, what exquisite artistry,
pre-prayer-ing
new enough to be without baggage and therefore open to our own personal definitions