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...
death
facing fear
The liturgy of Good Friday gives us an opportunity to face our greatest fear, the fear of death.
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
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
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?
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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Leo @ Meeting
engaging my desire for real food and a work-out for every bit of my intelligence
a new presence
when you stay with Jesus, your interests do not narrow down. They multiply!
Assumption
. I am sure that most of the thousands of homilies and talks focussing on the Assumption will recall only on Mary’s yes to God, the Annunciation. These homilies may be very good. But they miss the point of Mary assumed body and soul into heaven. So, why do we...
into the ordinary
Once again we realise that we are participants in the divine life of God
in God’s gaze
God’s gaze on me is the heart of prayer