We call things beautiful when they reveal to us their inner essence, their reality as understood in the mind of God
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revolutionaries
On this feast of All Saints in 1541 Michaelangelo‘s Last Judgement was unveiled on the rear wall of the Sistine Chapel.
walking together
Whenever priests meet the highlight is the personal conversations over slow food and drink especially when struggles and failures are shared with honesty and humility. There is laughter too, much laughter
a new era
It was sixty-one years ago on this day, 11 October 1962, that Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council.
Tikkun Olam
If you are ready for a broader faith perspective you might appreciate this offering – something a little different
seeking & calling
In every encounter, local and afar, with people of every age and at every stage of life, the struggles and joys of people are remarkably similar.
ahead of grace ?
Both readings are personal favourites and every time I hear them and ponder them these texts speak to me in new and powerful ways.
an inner peak
I know a few people, including several Food For Faith followers, who are nearing death. Some of these are elderly and accepting that their life on earth is naturally coming to an end. Others, well before their time, are struggling with poor health and living with diagnoses of terminal illness.
maturation
“God never permits anything to happen unless it is for our maturity”. (Luigi Giussani)
The gospel reading assigned to today’s feast of the birth of John the Baptist concludes with an often overlooked fact.: through his toddler and teenage years John the Baptist grew and his spirit matured.
the fixed gaze
Most of my recent weekends have been spent with groups of people on weekend retreats and the most recent of these was last weekend at the Trappistine Abbey of Our Lady of Mount Matutum near General Santos in the southern part of the Philippines.Â
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taking sides
Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights.
falling upward
The name of Grandma’s china came to mind the moment I saw the set
real leadership
seeking above all else not to lead but to follow THE leader wherever HE leads.
off to bed
There is a God. It’s not you. Relax.
I am
How wise of the divine not to give a simple name in answer to the “who are you” question