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August Reflection: The Assumption |
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August is a time of completion. The summer is over, at least in more northern countries; the days are noticeably shorter. Autumn is closing in, but has not yet established herself. The green ripples in the cornfields are turning to gold, fruit is ripening in the orchards.
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Breathing: A Thought for January |
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We take our breathing for granted and rarely if ever stop to take a breath and examine it in depth. For the new year ahead it may be a worthwhile experience to become more consciously aware of what breathing is all about.
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Christian Courtesy - A Reflection |
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Hilaire Belloc extols courtesy thus:
"Of Courtesy it is much less
Than Courage of Heart or Holiness,
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I’ve been thinking about February. It’s an ambiguous month, uncertain. In that, perhaps, it’s a bit like parts of our lives
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FROM ITALY TO ARGENTINA- THE PILGRIM WHO IS REMEMBERED SIX CENTURIES LATER |
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He never actually travelled to Argentina, but he is more famous here than any Sportsperson or Politician. On the 7th of August each year hundreds of shrines, churches and sanctuaries are filled with throngs of people who come to meet their friend, Cajetan.
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This year (2008) we celebrate the feast of St Patrick on March, 15th,
the very threshold as it were, of the great annual commemoration of the
Passion , Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
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The word that most characterises January is awakening, tentative awakening to be sure, but awakening nonetheless.
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January 2006, New Beginning, New Year |
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It is a new beginning, a new year for a world that has lost its way.
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January, the Threshold of a New Year |
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In the month of January we are at the threshold of a new year. In our gut, we may feel the insecurity of not knowing what this new year will bring, but we are children of our time and as likely as not, we will push the feeling aside.
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It has been fascinating for me this weekend to be with a group of parish and community leaders in a low income barrio while they made an incursion into the monastic practice of Lectio Divino. The luxury of having hours to chew on a text is just so unusual for them as they rush to work to quite literally earn their daily bread while coping with so many obstacles such as inadequate services in transport, health and education.
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Let us Wait on the Word and Share what is Deep Within Us |
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So many of us have been blessed in life with a deep love for the Word of God and this is a blessing to be shared.
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Mass as Cosmic Celebration |
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My understanding of the Mass has changed a great deal since my childhood.
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Thinking about the month of Mary brings back very pleasant memories to
me, especially my own childhood experience of the May altar in Primary
School. The competition among us children to be the one to bring in
the fresh flowers for the altar each day!
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May: Praying the Rosary: A New Look, an Old Tradition |
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The rosary can be prayed in the car or washing the dishes, in the chapel or with the family...
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Sr Liz Ferguson, OP
New Orleans 2005
As we enter this month of remembrance we do so this year mindful of all that has been lost in recent weeks through natural disasters.
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The book of Proverbs reminds us
that “there is a time for everything, there is a time for dying and a time for
rising...” We need courage to enter into the transformation stage and this gift
is available to us.
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November: 'Life is Changed, not Ended' |
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I associate these words with my mother’s funeral.
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November: All Souls' Day in Brazil |
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The people here in Brasil do not have much of an opportunity to grieve
for the loss of their loved ones as it is mandatory to bury the dead
within twenty-four hours of their passing away.
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November: Commemoration of the Dead |
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During November we remember those who have gone before us, for whom 'Life is changed, not ended'.
In this series we reflect on how the the commemoration of the dead is celebrated in the regions where we live and work.
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Espaço Tranquila 
