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St Augustine on desire for God.

Friday 17 February 2012

I was struck by the second reading of the Office of Readings this morning. St Augustine writes on desire for God. If you don’t have a copy of the office, it can be read here. (This is a slightly different version to the one in the Office book) One paragraph that jumped out at me was […]

Walking through the desert- Lent as a family 1.

Wednesday 15 February 2012

Lent is approaching; a time of penance, it allows us to prepare for the Pascal mystery in Holy Week. This can be a hard time for children to understand, particularly when they are young. Yet experiencing the change of season is an important part of spiritual development. Some of the things that help children enter […]

All eyes were on him.

Friday 10 February 2012

The readings from a couple of weeks ago have kept cropping up in my mind. Jesus is teaching in the synagogue and all eyes are fixed on him. He speaks with such authority that everyone is amazed. Maybe in their minds they begin to wonder “Who is this man? Where does all this come from?” […]

Reflections on the visit of Mgr Keith Newton

Sunday 5 February 2012

[nggallery id=6] I think it is safe to say that everyone in our group had a wonderful time on 29th January. With shared lunch, then mass, followed by birthday tea, it was a day that was both enjoyable and important for us as a group. Having spent some time examining the last year and talking […]

Repetition, repetition.

Friday 20 January 2012

I have completed an Examen for last year 3 times now and it has reminded me of the importance of repetition in my spiritual life. This is a practice central to the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. The idea is that people pray with a passage or topic that they have already prayed with. However it isn’t […]

Bedtime Stories.

Saturday 14 January 2012

Bedtime stories, in fact stories at any time of the day are a wonderful experience for both parents and children. I have strong memories of my mother reading to us. As she is talented at art, she would sometimes draw a picture at the space at the end of a chapter. When we read to […]