Every day this month I have posted hundreds of beads to people all over the country. To date almost 15,000 Rosary Beads have been distributed.
john oconnor
the coronation
“There is a worldly or common idea of a king or queen: a person with great power and wealth. But this is not the kind of royalty of Jesus and Mary.”
Ascension
The disciples do not feel abandoned. They do not consider Jesus to have disappeared far away but are convinced of a new presence of Jesus.
a new history
“Faith is not an album of past memories; Jesus is not outdated. He is alive here and now. He walks beside you each day
Glorious Mysteries
As I walked through the empty rooms I was flooded with memories. I knew every nook and cranny.
hope-filled
This time last week I was having breakfast with the priests of a parish where I was leading a retreat
Jesus dies
I spent a couple of hours during the week with the teachers in one of our Catholic primary schools.
take up the cross
The cross-bearer is a Christ-bearer, and is able to walk erect with Christ in confident and fearless hope.
win the crown
We get to choose the crown we wear. We can spend our earthly life striving for the earthly crown
scourging
Most of our personal physical suffering happens because people who are themselves desperately seeking survival speak and act without awareness
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Mary MacKillop
Too often we settle for an existence of lurching from one satisfaction to the next.
on the move
Late last week, after almost two months with a Franciscan community in Assisi, I began the final stage of my five-month sabbatical
with a nod and a wink
Event organisers and catering companies would have considered it to be a stupid thought, but still Andrew spoke.
John on sabbatical
a podcast conversation with Triona Doocey asking some challenging questions about my sabbatical weeks.
sabbatical update
I’m like Thomas. I need to experience Christ. Happy Feast Day to all of us who seek greater maturity of faith