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a New Year gift
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my inmost calm
If you didn't read my request yesterday could I ask that before you read today's reflection you take a moment to complete the brief evaluation. Your comments will...
take a moment
Today is the fifth day of the Christmas Octave, and on the eighth day of the Octave (New Year's Day) our Advent / Christmas daily retreat pilgrimage concludes. It has...
no place for them
With yesterday's celebration of Christmas we began the eight days (the Octave) of Christmas, and we conclude our December retreat with a relaxed journey through the...
where is love ?
Christmas Greetings to you all. There are many things that I could share in this Christmas day clip, but the image that keeps coming to mind is the Christmas dinner...
the refiner’s fire
The first reading from today's liturgy is perhaps best known because it features in Handel's Messiah: Let's take a moment to examine the message which seems to be a bit...
Handel’s Messiah
I was a student in the seminary when I was first introduced to Handel's great oratorio, Messiah. This work is widely considered to be a master-work both of composition...
a discerning life
If you are following the daily liturgy gospel readings this week you'll notice a couple of repeats. Yesterday's gospel from Luke is the account of the encounter between...
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what wondrous love
When words don’t come easily it could be that I (and maybe you too) don’t need more words.
standing by
When the night has come, and the way is dark… No I won’t be afraid… Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
the splendid light
Dante helps us to live a fully human life, emerging from the dark forest in which we lose our bearings and the sense of our true worth.
say the word
Do I accept my own perception of myself, or do I believe that God’s more positive view of me might be the one to trust?
the pathway
The cross does not mean that I should simply put up with suffering, becoming co-dependant on a grossly unfair situation