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Angelus

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

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 "visiting" with a friend on the phone or by Skype. It took me a while to work out what was unique about...

can I be sure?

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.

in giving we receive

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 share with the one who has none, and the one with something to eat must do the same.’ A great image from...