Nothing can take this peace from believers. Indeed, sufferings do not undermine but build up our hope,
New Year
prep for new year
In a couple of days we will be in a new year and for many people this is a time for making resolutions. Perhaps you used to make resolutions but have failed to keep...
dawn of new year
It is the dawn of the new year here in New Zealand. Shortly I will head up to the church to celebrate the first Mass of the year at which I will pray especially for...
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Assumption
Humans too often make the fatal mistake of separating body and soul, yet our deep desire is for unity of body and soul.
ahead of grace ?
Both readings are personal favourites and every time I hear them and ponder them these texts speak to me in new and powerful ways.
Mary MacKillop
Too often we settle for an existence of lurching from one satisfaction to the next.
an inner peak
I know a few people, including several Food For Faith followers, who are nearing death. Some of these are elderly and accepting that their life on earth is naturally coming to an end. Others, well before their time, are struggling with poor health and living with diagnoses of terminal illness.
Ignatius of Loyola
Feelings that are uppermost in human consciousness are simply a starting point for discernment.