The fact of our limited time on earth brings a clarity to our vision helping us to keep the struggles of earthly existence in a broader, deeper, eternal and loving divine perspective.
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prophetic hope
We feel bound to disagree with these prophets of misfortune who are forever forecasting calamity
into great silence
In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back to him. Sixteen years later, they were ready.
yes, alright.
Late this afternoon Fr. Kevin Clark, priest of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, completed his earthly pilgrimage.
the way forward
We are not our own centre. Only when we let God take central place in our lives can we live fully.
the method
‘For where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them.’Â
just call
Jesus is a respecter of our freedom, usually preferring to wait for us to invite him before he makes himself known.
growing young
When I pass through the entrance gates of Monumentale I’m always a bit nervous wondering how this visit will change me, what priorities will shift for me
hope at dawn
Sometimes feelings of uncertainty fill us with anxiety, but the fact that we feel this is a sign that we are engaged with reality
solid food
The growth that healthy humans seek is not simply a random expansion in every direction driven by disordered human appetites.
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sense-able
Our physical senses connect us with the world. We see, we touch, we taste, we smell and we hear.
the jet stream
And then I see a jet stream. I could easily dismiss it quickly as a plane going over head, or I could take time to consider…
here & now
Without Christ the best we can hope for is what we can achieve for ourselves.
raising the roof
Take a moment to consider the situations – and the people – that you have come to accept as impossible.
comforting
Growing up in small-city 1970’s Aotearoa we didn’t think much about music that might be considered serious and high-brow.