Meditation is a very popular activity nowadays. Christian meditation is a practice that has been around for centuries. It involves quieting the mind and focusing on a specific thought or Scripture, with the goal of deepening one’s relationship with God. There are many benefits to Christian meditation, both physical and spiritual, and it can be … Read More about Meditation
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Approaching Advent
As I write this we are approaching Advent, which ... Read More about Approaching Advent
A love that overcomes all isolation
In the film Camino Skies (2019), there is a moving ... Read More about A love that overcomes all isolation
Water safety
We are getting to that time of year when the ... Read More about Water safety
By Dr JOHN EVANGELISTA Nearly 2000 years after the first Easter, the successor of St Peter pleads: “Our eyes, too, are incredulous on this Easter of war . . . Let there be a decision for peace.” (Pope Francis, Easter Message, April 17, 2022.) What is “peace”? Why can’t we … Read More about Peace during this ‘Easter of War’
Ian Fleming’s minor role in the war drama Operation Mincemeat was greatly outweighed by his later fame as an author. Fleming, an officer in British Naval Intelligence, had earlier been in charge of Operation Goldeneye, a stay-behind plan to prevent a possible alliance between Spain’s Generalissimo Franco and the Axis … Read More about The Godfather after 50 years
By MICHAEL PARKER I returned to the Catholic church in 1991 as a cradle Catholic, who fell out of the cradle and out of the Church as a teenager. I was 26 years old, and had the good fortune to fall in with a group of dedicated and enthusiastic young … Read More about My walk with the divine office
by JOHN EVANGELISTA “Then many will fall away, and they will betray one another, and will hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the … Read More about Burning love that endures to the end
By P.J. Cullinane People have told us often enough that “Church language” simply by-passes them. Of course, language is a two-way street: the Church’s language (in all its forms, not just its words) is meant to form us; we in turn shape it for different times and cultures. For both … Read More about MAKING MORE CONNECTIONS
Being in the red Covid Protection Framework setting involves a lot of waiting. We wait for many things, such as the daily case numbers. We have waited for an end to the protest at Parliament over vaccine mandates. We wait to see loved ones return from overseas. We wait to … Read More about Time of waiting is time for prayer
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