VALENTINE’S DAY “To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” ~ David Viscott ~ Valentine’s Day is associated with romantic love, but it’s really about honouring love, kindness and human connection, whether romantic, friendly or with family. You can see it in the smiles shared, the encouragement given, the […]
Loving and merciful God,
You are the source of all life and healing.
In your compassion, look with kindness
upon all who suffer in body, mind, or spirit.
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Saturday will provide excitement for some, while for others it will just be another day. Valentine’s Day, celebrated each year on February 14, gives people the opportunity to shower affection on their loved one.
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Australians have long grumbled about the “nanny state.” We roll our eyes at tobacco excises, plain packaging laws, bicycle helmet requirements, and bans on advertising to kids. Yet, if we’re honest, no one lying in a hospital bed with lung cancer, managing type 2 diabetes, or recovering from a head fracture, ever mutters, “This wouldn’t have happened if the government had just stayed out of my business.”
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Jokes On Ash Wednesday, Father O’Malley stood at the front of the church, pressing ashes onto foreheads and saying, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Such was the crowd; he’d been doing it for more than thirty minutes. His voice was tiring, his thumb was black as a chimney
FACING CANCER TOGETHER “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” ~ Desmond Tutu ~ World Cancer Day on February 4 is a time to pause and reflect on how many lives are touched by cancer, in ways both seen and unseen. It reminds us of the
Treatments for cancer have improved dramatically in recent decades, altering many diagnoses from life-threatening into manageable or even curable diseases.
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According to a book called The Life of Francis of Assisi, Francis invited a young monk to join him on a trip to town to preach. Honoured to be given the invitation, the monk readily accepted. All day long he and Francis walked through the streets, byways, and alleys, and even into the suburbs.
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