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Within all this goodness and messiness, joy and sorrow — for every great father, and every father who did not or could not live out the role as deep down they may have desired — we pray for you on this day with a heart that mirrors the heart...
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Something in us is dissatisfied with the ordinary. There’s something in the ordinary that can have us think that predictable routines, domestic rhythms, and commitment to duty can weigh us down......
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Over my 25 years as a spiritual director, I don’t think I have quoted any line (apart from verses from the Gospels) more than St. Augustine’s dictum, “Our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”...
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In the Christian tradition St Francis has long been the model of a commitment to simple living and of attention to nature. He saw the world of nature with all its rich connections as more than something out there to pray for....
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Purgatory is not a place, a geography separate from heaven. It’s the pain, metaphorically, of having the grain of wheat fall into the ground and die to come to a new fruitfulness....
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There’s a difference between being in bloom and being fruitful. Take a flower for example. It begins as a wee bud, hardly noticeable, and eventually in full bloom grows into a beautiful flower....
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In our contemporary world shaped to a large degree, by the ethic of consumerism, it is good to pause and reflect on the heart of our Christian faith, which presents us with a counter narrative. ...
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Among the documents of the recent magisterium, few have been received with such open hostility as the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, issued by Pope Francis in July 2021, on the memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel....
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In asking for prayers this month, Pope Leo touches on issues that concern the Church and our society. He also acknowledges that we do not have all the answers....
Within all this goodness and messiness, joy and sorrow — for every great father, and every father who did not or could not live out the role as deep down they may have desired — we pray for you on this day with a heart that mirrors the heart...
Something in us is dissatisfied with the ordinary. There’s something in the ordinary that can have us think that predictable routines, domestic rhythms, and commitment to duty can weigh us down......
Over my 25 years as a spiritual director, I don’t think I have quoted any line (apart from verses from the Gospels) more than St. Augustine’s dictum, “Our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”...
In the Christian tradition St Francis has long been the model of a commitment to simple living and of attention to nature. He saw the world of nature with all its rich connections as more than something out there to pray for....
Purgatory is not a place, a geography separate from heaven. It’s the pain, metaphorically, of having the grain of wheat fall into the ground and die to come to a new fruitfulness....
There’s a difference between being in bloom and being fruitful. Take a flower for example. It begins as a wee bud, hardly noticeable, and eventually in full bloom grows into a beautiful flower....
In our contemporary world shaped to a large degree, by the ethic of consumerism, it is good to pause and reflect on the heart of our Christian faith, which presents us with a counter narrative. ...
Among the documents of the recent magisterium, few have been received with such open hostility as the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, issued by Pope Francis in July 2021, on the memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel....
In asking for prayers this month, Pope Leo touches on issues that concern the Church and our society. He also acknowledges that we do not have all the answers....