I have noticed in recent years that regular First Communion preparation programmes do little to convey the beauty and vibrancy of Catholic faith.
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more human
I have met a few saints in my time and I have no doubt that Jean Vanier is one of them. It is with sadness today that we learnt of his death.
what are you feeding?
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”
breadth of life
This is the last of the three conversations with Vatican Astronomer Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ on his visit to Christchurch earlier in the week.
stars & faith & life
Br. Guy went well beyond the expectations of these young people with profound reflections on life and love, hope and joy and discernment of life choices.
the bigger picture
Here is the first of my conversations with Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ, Vatican Astronomer on his visit to Christchurch this week.
liturgy alive
My liturgical formation began as a young child at Mass, watching, listening, noticing and questioning. Somewhere back then I picked up that the Mass was something that God was doing.
locked doors
While a smaller side door was unlocked during daylight hours the view from the road proclaimed loudly “this church is closed.”
pray to sleep
A ten minute audio prayer for bedtime. Relax, press play, and pray to sleep.
divine mercy
It is easy to be sceptical about an individual’s experience of Jesus. Perhaps this is because we do not trust our own personal experience of the power of God made known to us? Maybe we feel as though such personal experience of Jesus no longer happens?
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to be wise
In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which you created. You were with me, but I was not with you
THE talent
We think that a talent is something we do well, perhaps an interest we have developed into an expertise
just love
Don’t accept anything you find written here without first verifying it in your own experience.
FFF into the future
I am happy to forward to you the first annual Food For Faith Charitable Trust Financial Report
happy fourth
The greeting around the United States this morning is “happy fourth!”