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Some advice on prayer from an old master

Jun 07, 2020

At the risk of being simplistic, I want to say something about prayer in a very simple way.
Imagining a new world this Pentecost

May 31, 2020

“Life is pretty different being in lockdown. We are in a pause and it feels very different not being able to engage with people, be in places where there are many people, you can hang out with other people,” he said.
Faithful friendship

May 30, 2020

At the end of the day, fidelity is not about now often you physically connect with someone but about living within a shared spirit.
Making a Difference: Lessons for Humanity from an Inspiring Pope on his 100th Birthday

May 28, 2020

Celebrating the Eucharist at St. Pope John Paul II’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica on the 100th anniversary of the saint’s birth (May 18), Pope Francis said in his homily that God loves his people, and in times of difficulty visits them by sending a holy man or a prophet.
‘Business as usual’ — or end of the neoliberal era?

May 24, 2020

One thing’s for sure – at least in the shortrun. The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a great deal of upheaval. Tragically, many have lost their jobs, and new jobs will be scarce.
Facing our tough hours

May 24, 2020

At the very moment that Jesus was facing a humiliating death by crucifixion, the Gospel of John hints that he was offered an opportunity to escape.
The Great Realisation, The Great Awakening

May 17, 2020

Some time ago, there were two long-established car tyre shops near my place operating right next to each other.
Leaving peace behind as our farewell gift

May 17, 2020

There is such a thing as a good death, a clean one, a death that, however sad, leaves behind a sense of peace. I have been witness to it many times. Sometimes this is recognised explicitly when someone dies, sometimes unconsciously. It is known by its fruit.
A chilling lesson from the 1930s

May 10, 2020

In the late 1930s, my grandmother — she was then just a young mother — suffered from tuberculosis. This was a major health concern in that era.
Fever

May 10, 2020

Deep down we already know this, but as a personal truth, this is not something we appropriate in a classroom, from parents or mentors, or even from religious teaching.