Spirituality Articles
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Invitation to Pray for the Church in China
One of the legacies of Pope Benedict XVI is his plea to Catholics throughout the world to pray for the Chinese Church, especially on the feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians on May 24th.
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Rediscover the Heart of Faith – Service
When he bent down on his knees in the youth detention jail in Rome on Holy Thursday, washed and kissed the feet of the juvenile prisoners and also a mother and child and a Muslim, Pope Francis sent a message to Catholic Church leaders
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Hope Restored
The editor of the Far East magazine, Cyril Lovett, reflects on Jesus’ encounter with the two disciples on the ‘road to Emmaus’.
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The Year of Faith at St Catherine’s, Birmingham
For the past seven years St. Catherine’s in Birmingham has offered rooms in the presbytery, not only for destitute asylum seekers to live in, but also for different community groups to meet on a regular basis. Fr Jim Fleming, the parish priest, writes:
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Reflection on Mission – October, Weeks 1,2, 3 & 4
- October week 1 Are you weak enough to be a missionary?
- October week 2 Listening and Learning.
- October week 3 Right Relationship.
- October week 4 Christian comfort.
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Columban Homily on the Feast of the Korean Martyrs
The following homily by Columban Donal O’Keefe – who is based in Korea – was delivered on 20 September in Los Angeles, where the Columbans concluded their General Assembly, which happens every six years. During the Assembly they elected a new Superior General – Australian Fr Kevin O’Neill, who has been working in China.
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Teresa Benedict of the Cross Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Discalced Carmelite Nun, Martyr. Teresa, Blessed of the Cross. Patron of Europe
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ECOLOGICAL WAY OF THE CROSS
Remembering the Passion of our Lord
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LENT: Season of Grace
The following Lent Reflection comes from the Columban Director in Britain, Tom O’Reilly SSC. Ideas for Reflection and Action during Lent are given at the end.
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Welcoming the ‘Son of Man’
The truly amazing thing about the birth of Jesus Christ, called the Messiah, Son of David, Son of Man, Son of God, Saviour, Teacher, Rabbi, Master, healer, as he is named throughout the gospels, is that he never claimed those titles for himself other than the simplest thing of all, “Son of Man” which means “ordinary human being”. He used it 70 times of himself as written in all the four gospels.
