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.
Feast of Francis
a prayer encouragement for the feast of Francis.
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
Sometimes when I don’t feel like praying I simply become aware of my breathing.
with full hearts
May we attain your promises, which surpass every human desire.
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
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
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
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
… discreetly in a restaurant, or unashamedly before a meeting, a performance or in competition on the sports field.
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seeking & calling
In every encounter, local and afar, with people of every age and at every stage of life, the struggles and joys of people are remarkably similar.

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.