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Be Praised!
It is four years this week since Pope Francis published his encyclical on the environment Be Praised addressed to “every person living on this planet.”
following desire
In every moment, any human is motivated by attraction, or by resistance. Those who are beginners in life’s journey simply go with attraction and act against whatever they consider to be distasteful.
a new harmony
There is always a temptation to build “nests”, to cling to our little group, to the things and people we like, to resist all contamination. It is only a small step from a nest to a sect
Pentecost prep
It’s Pentecost this weekend. The presence of the Holy Spirit with us in every breath gives us hope in every daily decision
how to lose power
"The real question is not about how to gain power, but how to lose power" says Jean Vanier in this 3.5 minute clip. Then take note too what he says about meetings...
the wellbeing retreat
“Use your church for precisely what it is for, not as one more secular town venue among many, but as a sacred place, a prime place of encounter with Jesus Christ”
a good start
it is possible for an intelligent man, representing the people, to integrate faith and life in twenty-first century New Zealand
running
And this is a problem we share. We are all runners – running from God’s love, escaping the relationship in which we are most loved
a new church
Now that you have this beautiful church, use it! Use it for precisely what it is for, not as one more secular town venue among many, but as a sacred place, a prime place of encounter with Jesus Christ.
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the way
When we would get to one of these intersections Dad would stop the car and ask “which way?”
Impossible ? Not !
I like the image above, Mary, sensing God, flooded with light and awe, all ears.
change of mind
When we turn towards the light our shadow is behind us and our path forward is illumined
just one thing
they could have rushed back home to see the faces of their family and watch The Chase before dinner.
open the gates
For you are the living temple of God. Open up that temple, make it spacious, give it height.