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Why in the Church?
Jul 17, 2021
There is no pure Church anywhere for us to join, just as there is no pure country anywhere for us in which to live. This Church, for all its chequered history and compromised present, is all we have.
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Reflecting on the Psalms: The whole of nature has to make way for the coming of God
Jul 17, 2021
Our lives alternate with happiness, sadness and other emotions in tandem with different events that affect us or those close to us.
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Amid desperate times, where is Hope?
Jul 17, 2021
Even amid the most difficult and trying situations, if we keep our eye on Jesus and his Beatitudes for the Kingdom, we will prevail. So, amid the despair and suffering, let us never lose hope that a new kingdom awaits. But first we have work to do.
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‘We are the ones’ (who can make a difference)
Jul 10, 2021
Last week’s column looked at the parable of the five loaves and two fish and ended by hoping that if we use what little we have at our disposal, we could work modern-day miracles.
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What’s inside the face of God?
Jul 10, 2021
O God, for you I long; for you my soul is thirsting. My body pines for you like a dry, weary land without water.
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Reflecting on the Psalms: The poor of Yahweh
Jul 10, 2021
One of the words that occurs frequently in the psalms is the word ‘poor’. The word comes from the root ‘anah’, which means to oppress, to humiliate.
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The silent cry of suffering
Jul 03, 2021
The Earth silently wept – “the cry of the Earth”. Now, the lockdowns have given nature a much-needed breather and reprieve. But, if we listen carefully, we now hear the “cry of the poor”.
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Reflecting on the Psalms:Psalms convey thoughts and feelings in images and sounds
Jul 03, 2021
Poets use a great deal of imagination to convey their thoughts and feelings. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines poetry as ‘literature that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound and rhythm.’
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Joy – A Sign of God
Jul 03, 2021
Joy is not just a sure sign of the life of God in the soul, it is a sign of the life of God – period. Joy constitutes the inner life of God.
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Thirteenth Sunday: Fear is useless. What is needed is faith
Jun 26, 2021
The great fear that we all must confront is the fear of dying. We know that none of us is going to get out of this life alive, but we fear death.
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Sunday Reflection
Advent - A time of reflection and expectation
As we begin our journey of Advent, we embark on a journey of waiting, a season of anticipation, and a call to keep ourselves alert and prepared for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
