The one who journeys with purpose is able to negotiate any obstacle. But the wanderer is forever rudderless, tossed by every whim of fashion in the sea of popular opinion.
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Angelus
The Opening Prayer (or “Collect” of today’s Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Advent is the concluding prayer of the “Angelus”
the visit
I've noticed that North Americans use the term "visit" in a very broad sense. Whereas in NZ we might plan to visit someone (in person), Americans will also speak of...
can I be sure?
The mature person of prayer knows that the deepest human desire is not to have our little prayers magically answered, but to know that God is with us in our joys, hopes, griefs and anxieties.
free from stress
No need to read further if you never experience stress
in giving we receive
From today's gospel for the Third Sunday of Advent: When all the people asked John [the Baptist], ‘What must we do?’ he answered, ‘If anyone has two tunics he must...
where there is love
Consider the family and friends you will spend time with at Christmas. In this group there will be a complexity of relationships and diverse expressions of love. You might offer a prayer that begins: “Jesus, Your ways are not our ways
a better way
Jesus reminds us that His kingdom is not of this world warning that his followers would often feel alien even among family and friends
relax
To make matters more complicated we are surrounded by signs pointing in every direction. Navigating a daily direction cannot be left to chance. It requires an intimate relationship with God and a keen and active discernment.
you know me
“Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.”
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adult faith
mature adult faith is deeply rooted in friendship with Christ. It is this friendship that opens us up
a new era
If we remain enclosed in our convictions and experiences it will be difficult to be open to that experience of the Spirit
to freedom
The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness
to dream
“when you lose the capacity to dream you lose the capacity to love and the energy to love is lost.”
What do you want ?
We might dream of a magic moment when a magician appears offering us three wishes, but that’s the stuff of fairy tales.