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I HAVE NO IDEA....
…….where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end." Thomas Merton had an enviable...
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Phil
May 14, 20203 min read
A WORK IN PROGRESS
EASY TIPS FOR PERSONAL PRAYER - based on a post by Fr Ronald Rolheiser on "Franciscan Media", with additions from me. Whether you’re a...
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May 13, 20203 min read
I'M TRYING...
….TO PRAY. HELP! I'M A PRIEST - IT SHOULD BE EASY. Sometimes it's easier than at other times. Sometimes, if I'm out in inspirational...
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May 12, 20203 min read
FOCUSING THE LOVE
“There have been times when people have told me that they find it hard to pray because they do not know the correct words to use. When I...
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May 11, 20204 min read
COPING WITH TROUBLE
WHY SHOULD WE INTERCEDE? .....because it is one of the deepest instincts we have. The simple fact is - we ask for things. The danger is...
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May 10, 20209 min read
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION FOR EASTER 5 10.5.20
✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Alleluia! Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia! Stay...
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May 9, 20204 min read
PLAGUE! - JULIAN+1
The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s. The plague arrived in...
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May 8, 20205 min read
VE+75
THE BATTLE AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS - Love never fails Even in the darkest moments, love gives hope. Love compels us to fight against...
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May 7, 20202 min read
MASKS UNNECESSARY
PRAYER AND REFLECTION IN THE PANDEMIC It’s no wonder that some give in to the temptation to “put on a mask” as they worry about what...
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Phil
May 6, 20204 min read
LEADING THE FLOCK THROUGH CRISIS
POPE FRANCIS - "The coronavirus crisis has put a spotlight on people’s values." “Today I believe we have to slow down our rate of...
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May 5, 20204 min read
CARE IN THE PANDEMIC
THE GOOD SHEPHERD CALLS US TO CARE Prayer of Petition during this Coronavirus Pandemic Loving God, If we are ill, strengthen us. If we...
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May 4, 20204 min read
ABUNDANCE
If the present predicament in which we find ourselves has taught us anything, it must be that life is a precious gift, and that there is...
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Phil
May 3, 20207 min read
4TH SUNDAY IN EASTERTIDE
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION FOR TODAY, GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY ✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Alleluia!...
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Phil
May 2, 20204 min read
HIGHWAY THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
A SIMPLE EXAMEN FOR THE PANDEMIC Isaiah 35 And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who...
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May 1, 20203 min read
THE ROAD TO EGYPT AND TO SAFETY
THE THIRD FRIDAY IN EASTERTIDE We honour and remember Mary and Joseph for their bravery in making the journey along the road to Egypt,...
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Apr 30, 20204 min read
THE CHALLENGING ROAD TO DAMASCUS
THE THIRD THURSDAY WITHIN EASTERTIDE The church is not a bureaucratic organization, but a love story”, Pope Francis said recently in the...
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Apr 29, 20204 min read
DANGEROUS JOURNEY
THE THIRD WEDNESDAY WITHIN EASTERTIDE The Emmaus Road seemed relatively safe, but the Jericho Road was another story! It sounds as if it...
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Apr 28, 20204 min read
ON THE JOURNEY WITH US
THE THIRD TUESDAY WITHIN EASTERTIDE Jesus made such a difference to the way those two disciples journeying to Emmaus saw the events of...
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Apr 27, 20204 min read
A PROBLEM SHARED...
THE THIRD MONDAY WITHIN EASTERTIDE Since the onset of this pandemic, have you been able to get out for a daily walk? We are very lucky to...
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Phil
Apr 26, 20206 min read
IN CHRIST'S COMPANY
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION DURING THIS PERIOD OF THE PANDEMIC. TODAY WE FIND OURSELVES IN GOOD COMPANY as we walk alongside two of Jesus’...
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