When I think of some lovely qualities like gentleness, kindness, humility, love, generosity and others, I think we are blest if we have them. But nearly each of these can be misused by another person. If I am gentle then someone can try to dominate me or bully me. If I am kind, someone can… Read more
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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 22nd July 2018
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 22 July 2018
House Blessing
I write this article in response to the number of times of late that I have been approached about blessing someone’s home. Last Sunday I was off to Melbourne and I had told some friends that the next time I was heading south I would call in to do the house blessing. These people live… Read more
Story Telling – Along the Track
Story Telling
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 15 July 2018
Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
SOMEONE TO TOUCH
Commuters on a Canadian Metro train witnessed a heart-moving conclusion to a tense moment. They watched as a 70-year-old woman gently reached out and offered her hand to a young man whose loud voice and disturbing words were scaring other passengers. The lady’s kindness calmed the man who sank to the floor of the train… Read more
PARISHES OPEN HEARTS & HOMES
Last week I spoke about Homelessness and the alarming number of people being on the streets. The topic is obviously becoming a concern as it is being discussed in many circles. Today I noticed on the News an article called ‘Parishes open hearts and homes’. It is a good news story as they mentioned that one… Read more
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOMELESSNESS
While watching the national news this week I have heard it mentioned, of the number of people who are sleeping out each night in Melbourne. The thought of sleeping out on a couple of these freezing cold nights is not nice. One lady appeared to be so young, yet she was bright and happy and… Read more
DON’T GIVE UP
We may hear this expressed to us or we may even say it to ourselves. This statement could be relevant to our lives in so many areas. It could be as simple as don’t give up in a race. It could be don’t give up on a marriage, or a relationship. It could be our… Read more
