Saturday August 1 is the feast day of Saint Alphonsus Liguori. The Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, and theologian. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, or the Redemptorists in 1732, inspiring Gerard Majella to become a Redemptorist Brother. Â St Alphonsus suffered from scruples for much of […]
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Landcare Week, which runs from Monday until August 9, is about working together to protect and restore our natural environment.
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The widely acclaimed Jesuit Scripture scholar, Nicholas King, has produced a wonderful translation of the scriptures, striving to present the message in a form of colloquial English, designed to reflect the way the authors would have spoken in their own time.
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Jokes What are true friends for?  Friendship between women A woman didn’t come home one night. The next day she told her husband she had slept over at a friend’s house. The man called his wife’s 10 best friends. None of them knew about it.  Friendship between men A man didn’t come home
TREASURES IN OUR MIDST “The love and wisdom of older generations are gifts to be treasured.”  Have you ever stopped to think about how much our grandparents and older people in general have to offer? They have lived through many highs and lows, and each experience has given them something valuable to share. Their
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Pope Leo XIV’s message for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday is about comfort and hope and that it’s never too late to turn to God.
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Much like today, different gods and life philosophies were plentiful in the ancient Roman world. They were like different pearls, available for people to pick and choose which they liked and wanted to keep.
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Jokes Two mates in their seventies, Jack and Ron, decided it was finally time to join a gym. The young trainer asked, “What’s your fitness goal?” Jack replied, “To stand up without making that little ‘ahhh’ noise.” “What noise?” Jack slowly got out of the chair. “Damn …  ahhh … crikey …” The trainer nodded.
