Pope Francis borrows from St Francis’s poem, ‘Song to the Creatures’, for the title of his new encyclical, Praise to You: on care for our common home, recalling for us today the spirituality of St Francis in his love and care for all God’s creatures and the earth itself.
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We are still in the Easter season celebrating a new creation. John’s gospel takes us back before the Easter event as we hear another part of the farewell spoken by Jesus before his death.
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Dear brothers and sisters,
last year we reflected on the need to “Come and See” in order to discover reality and be able to recount it beginning with experiencing events and meeting people. Continuing in this vein, I would now like to draw attention to another word, “listen”, which is decisive in the grammar of communication and a condition for genuine dialogue.
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Communication is the foundation of a strong relationship. There are a lot of pitfalls that go with communication, but there’s also a lot of practical things that people can do that actually work to help.
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This Sunday’s readings give us an understanding of the life of the Church. The first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we see the Church’s very beginnings. Paul and Barnabas travel between cities sharing the Good News of the gospel.
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With only two months to go until my youngest son starts Kindergarten, my thoughts have turned to how best to spend our remaining non-preschool days together, given that I’m in the privileged position of being at home on the days he isn’t at preschool.
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No doubt before you read this article you may find yourself wanting to tell the pope a thing or two of your own experiences of family life! Fair enough. But do we all have the global perspective Pope Francis enjoys?
Family life: warts and all Read More »
The image of God as shepherd of his people is strong in both the Old and the New Testament. Indeed, one of the earliest and most loved images of Jesus in the early Church was of him as the Good Shepherd who so loves his sheep that he lays down his life for them.
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Dear Mum, I’m sorry I made you cry. I’ll never forget seeing you standing under the streetlight at the end of Carols by Candlelight, wiping your eyes, while the crowds streamed around you as they walked away from the beach.
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Sitting down to a nice meal with family and friends is important in cultures worldwide. Often, a lot of thought and effort goes into the preparation and planning of the menu. In many households, the dishes for significant family gatherings often consist of old favourites.
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