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grandparents
Today, 26 July, is the feast day of Anna and Joachim, the maternal grandparents of Jesus. This gives us a great opportunity to consider the importance of grandparents...
living and dying
a reflection for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time scripture readings There is a question that is sometimes asked to help people to focus on what is really important in...
rise in glory
It was with sadness today that I learned of the death of two young Christian leaders who have died suddenly and well before their time. Lynda Patterson served most...
seeds that grow
The sufferings of this time, are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed. Romans 8:18 One of my seminary theology teachers often tried to express his...
World Cup Final
I imagine this will be the scene in Rome on Sunday when Pope Francis and Emeritus Benedict kneel in front of the plasma screen to each cheer on their own national teams...
meet in friendship
God-willing I will again this year make it to the Rimini Meeting for friendship among peoples. It is difficult to describe the gathering which annually draws around...
easy and light
It is almost mid-week and a line from Sunday's gospel is still floating in my mind like a comforting mantra: "“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I...
think heaven
"We say a few Hail Marys and we think about Heaven for awhile, and then we are almost merry when the sun comes up." Â Â Fr. J.B. Chataigner SM A couple of years ago I...
adult faith
It's the feast of the apostle Thomas today (July 3). I have always felt an affinity with Thomas. He is often referred to as the "doubter" since he was not present when...
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just giving
I’ve been a part of a few great end-of-year gatherings in recent weeks and there’s always some great conversations
get yoked
Out of all of the alternatives for life, in my experience whole-hearted Christian living is the most effective way of lightening the loads of life.Â
a running shepherd
Since the moment sin entered the world humans have been running. We have been running away from God. But we forget that God is also running. God is running after us.
impossible? NOT!
Perhaps we have never really understood that the stressed existence that most of us think is a normal part of life on earth is not the way things have to be.