Christian growth
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Today I spent more than four hours on mundane administrative work. Expenditure reports. Budget projections for the new semester. Spreadsheets. Calculations. Forecasts. By evening, I felt my day had not been well-spent. It did not feel spiritual or impactful. It did not feel like I had “served” in any visible way. And yet I know… Read more
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You told Solomon to ask something of You and You will give it. It is the responsibility of godparents to show the candidates how to practice the Gospel in personal and social life, to sustain the candidates in moments of hesitancy and anxiety, to bear witness and to guide the candidates progress in baptismal life.… Read more
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Yesterday I asked, What am I willing to endure for You? Today the Church honours another twenty-six martyrs — St Paul Miki and his companions. I ask myself again, could I endure as much as they did? In response, You place before me a different question. Will I commit to being a godparent? Day after… Read more
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Today the Church remembers one of the seven early women martyrs, Agatha. This heroic saint, Agatha, endured torture and even death to remain among Your disciples. I ask myself, what am I willing to endure for You? Read more
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Some days ago I bumped into teachers who had once taught me. After all these years, they still recognised me. And I wondered, were they proud to see me? Did they feel they had shaped who I had become? I hoped so. Then I think of You in Your hometown. They knew You as the… Read more
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