Hope gives meaning, a purpose to what we are living. The hopeful person knows that optimism is not enough
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more sinners
I admit that I am powerless… I admit that my life is unmanageable when I try to control it.
wobbly hearts
I suspect Pope Francis has been reading Food For Faith this week searching for homily ideas
quick, now, here, always
Something wonderful happens in me when I let God be God, and admitting my powerlessness turn to the ONE
Ash Wednesday
relax a little and invite Jesus to take the initiative for growth, peace and joy in your life
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season of growth
staying focussed on our experience of Jesus Christ in the routines and demands of daily life
lectio divina
The method of prayer I use to prepare the reflections on the scriptures of the day is a form of what is known in the Christian tradition as Lectio Divina.
let us adore
378 years ago today, 6 January 1643, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman noticed and named a small group of islands
holy & innocent
The homelessness of Mary, Joseph and their child Jesus may have lasted several years
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walking the talk
First I prayed that the suffering would quickly and magically disappear.
better than new
. Some readers will be familiar with the popular TV series The Repair Shop. I've appreciated a number of the on-demand episodes and marvelled at the skill of the craftspeople who restore much loved family treasures, often badly broken or at least well worn, giving...
choose life
I have set before you life and death. Choose life, then
Ash Wednesday
“it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak.
Parish Mission
This weekend, and until Tuesday night, I am in the parish of St. Joseph in Upper Hutt for a parish mission.