prayer

the divine whisper

Apr 12, 2019

“take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace”.

humble in prayer

Apr 11, 2019

It is a beautiful thing to stand and sit and kneel with others in liturgy. While our voices pray in unison the prayers and responses of the Mass, so too our bodies stand together, and sit together and kneel together.

art & beauty & life

Dec 28, 2018

One news report says that she lives in “isolation” but she would never say that of herself. As these brief clips below show the heart of her life was relationship with God and therefore she was never alone

can I be sure?

Dec 19, 2018

The mature person of prayer knows that the deepest human desire is not to have our little prayers magically answered, but to know that God is with us in our joys, hopes, griefs and anxieties.

power plus

Dec 11, 2018

Too often we fall into the trap of reducing God to a “spiritual” being considering Jesus to be more like a childhood “imaginary friend.” But Jesus is present with us really, physically and tangibly

praying with Christ

Oct 7, 2018

seeing, touching, tasting and smelling what Jesus saw and touched, tasted and smelt…

back to school

Jul 22, 2018

In New Zealand this week the third of the four school terms begins. Prayers here for a healthy and happy term for all staff and students. Prayer is a regular part of...

power-full prayer

Jun 13, 2018

Mount Carmel was a significant place for the prophets of Israel, especially Elijah 900 years before Christ. (you can read more about this in the first and second book...

love pray live

Apr 27, 2018

This morning from stuff.co.nz, a feature on life as a Carmelite in Christchurch. At the crossroads of two of Christchurch's busiest roads, Halswell and Curletts roads,...

prayer

Mar 7, 2018

Prayer is much easier than most of us think since prayer is our default setting, the most natural way of being in 24/7 relationship with Jesus Christ. I hope you find...