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Feast of Francis

Feast of Francis

A three-minute clip recorded a few years ago in Assisi as encouragement

an inner peak

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.

schools & education

schools & education

As the Aotearoa New Zealand school year begins for 2022 here’s a thought on the purpose of education, and a reflection on prayer in schools.

breathe again

breathe again

Sometimes when I don’t feel like praying I simply become aware of my breathing.

with full hearts

with full hearts

May we attain your promises, which surpass every human desire.

in God’s gaze

in God’s gaze

God’s gaze on me is the heart of prayer. God does all the work – and I am transformed.

lectio divina

lectio divina

The method of prayer I use to prepare the reflections on the scriptures of the day is a form of what is known in the Christian tradition as Lectio Divina.

our default setting

our default setting

So much that is taught and written about prayer serves only to convince us that prayer is a complex project to be mastered.

pray & heal

pray & heal

We are challenged by Jesus to forgive those who harm us, but as hard as we try we are unable to do this and often we don’t even want to forgive.

THE sign

THE sign

… discreetly in a restaurant, or unashamedly before a meeting, a performance or in competition on the sports field.

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to be wise

to be wise

O God, You were with me, but alas, I was not with you

just remember

just remember

more than 20% of the 180 words in the opening lines speak directly of God

Leo @ Meeting

Leo @ Meeting

engaging my desire for real food and a work-out for every bit of my intelligence

a new presence

a new presence

when you stay with Jesus, your interests do not narrow down. They multiply!

Assumption

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...