Christian growth
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My phone — which I hardly use for calling — is really a collection of apps. Apps that manage my life: work, navigation, communication, banking, even personal identification. A small device holding together a complicated life — a digital life. One I did not really choose, but was swept into simply by being born into… Read more
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It is easy to go for Mass, to make a contribution to the offertory bag, to join the Stations of the Cross. Practising the faith can feel easy. But being in a community, sharing the Word of God week after week, becoming companions on the same journey — that is tough. It is messy. Challenging.… Read more
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Be merciful even as Your heavenly Father is merciful. Moses prayed for peace. David prayed for peace. Solomon asked for wisdom. Daniel interceded for his people. They turned to You in times of uncertainty and unrest. But the people in power — the Herods of every age, the ones who constantly make headline news —… Read more
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I was wide awake at 6am on Friday. Can I blame You for that? If I sleep well, I give You thanks. If I wake too early, is that not on You too? Why was I sitting in the pews before the sun even rose? Pondering. What should I give up this Lent? What do… Read more
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“Come back to Me.” As I sit in church this morning, waiting for Mass to begin, this season feels different from the past few months. Christmas tide. The New Year. The Lunar New Year. And in between, Ordinary Time. The colours, the gatherings, the abundance of food and noise. Now it all feels distant. In… Read more
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