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Unfriending – Letting your Peace return to you. Mt 10:13
Today I’m sad but strangely peaceful. I’ve done something that I have not had to do before in my multi-connected Social Media world. I’ve had to un-friend someone. I’m beginning to untangle the many-linked webs in which people become part … Continue reading
Posted in it's my life, New Media, Prayer
Tagged Act of Faith, facebook, God's Peace, Good shepherd, healer, hero, hurt, linked-in, New Media, pain, Peace, Social Media, unfriending
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Repentance, forgiveness and atonement
Sometimes we feel the need to repent for what we have done or what we have omitted to do. In our Catholic tradition, this has always been seen as a sign of the movement of the Holy Spirit- moving us … Continue reading
Posted in it's my life, Liturgy, Prayer, Priesthood
Tagged atonement, Forgiveness, mercy of God, repentance
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Try the other side of your boat.
Our Lord Jesus wasn’t a fisherman or a farmer and so his comments on fishing and farming are always interesting to me – also neither a fisherman or a farmer. When I read today’s Gospel story of the Resurrection Breakfast … Continue reading
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Tagged Boat, fishing, Galilee, haul, Jesus, John's gospel, lake Tiberius, net, Simon Peter, strength
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Curb sitting
In my prayer this week, I have been struck by a disturbing image. Maybe it is a construct of the images from Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. I’m not sure. It is the image of a man, sitting … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer, Priesthood
Tagged alone, crucifixion, Curb-sitter, despair, Galilee, loneliness, pavement, the crucifixion, The passion of the Christ
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Experiencing Holy Week Part 7 – Good Friday
Good Friday. ‘Good’? On this day we commemorate the Supreme Good that came from brutality and violence. There is no Mass celebrated today and no other Sacraments should be celebrated except the Sacrament of the Sick and the Sacrament of … Continue reading
Experiencing Holy Week – Part 6 The Triduum – The evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper and the washing of feet
The Triduum. The word ‘triduum’ comes from the Latin for ‘3 days’. These are the 3 holiest days that we celebrate as Catholics. The evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper begins what is … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Thursday, Liturgy, Prayer, Priesthood, Uncategorized
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Experiencing Holy Week Part 5 – Holy Thursday – The Mass of the Oils and the renewal of Priestly commitment
Chrism Mass or the Mass of the Oils. On the Morning of Holy Thursday, there is only one mass celebrated in a Diocese. All the priests gather around the Bishop to renew their commitment to ministry. Together with the Bishop … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Thursday, Liturgy, Prayer, Priesthood
Tagged bishop, Chrism, Chrism Mass, Consecration, Dedication, Forgiveness, Healing, mass of the Oils, Oil of Catechumens, Oil of the Sick, presbyterium, Priest, priesthood
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Experiencing Holy Week – Part 4 – Spy Wednesday
The Wednesday of Holy Week is sometimes referred to as ‘Spy Wednesday’ because the Gospel passage for the day is the negotiations Judas has with the Authorities about betraying Jesus. It’s a good place to start reflecting on how easily … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Liturgy, Prayer, Uncategorized
Tagged betrayal, Holy week, judas, prisoners, spy wednesday
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