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dealing with grief

dealing with grief

Every week I spend time with people who are carrying the burden of grief. I know that there is little I can do or say to ease the pain. While I learnt some grief theory...

facing fear

facing fear

The liturgy of Good Friday gives us an opportunity to face our greatest fear, the fear of death.

unto dust…

unto dust…

The encouragement that usually accompanies the imposition of Ash Wednesday ashes is "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel." But when I was a child the...

not death but life

not death but life

On Good Friday earlier in the year I had the privilege of preaching the sermon at the morning ecumenical service held at St. Mary’s Co-operating Church in Culverden....

funerals, and hope

funerals, and hope

Last month I celebrated Mass on the anniversary of the death of my mother (9 February 2009) and father (10 February 2010). My father would often comment that we could...

celebrating life?

celebrating life?

Today a friend posted this blog posting on funerals on his Facebook page. Thanks Pete for sharing this - a very helpful reflection....

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getting yoked

getting yoked

Christian living is the best way to the loads of life

growing up

growing up

Thomas was not doubting but seeking; expressing his yearning for adult faith

another way

another way

the mortality in our sin is not any action itself, but what we do next

death as birth

death as birth

There was a well-intentioned move a few years ago to replace crucifixes

Kinder & Dante

Kinder & Dante

John talking about Dante: it’s like hearing friends in conversation