Disturb us
on 14-Dec-09 10:50
Fr Tony Gittins CSSp came to Dublin for a conference entitled: Disturbed by the Spirit –Called to be Sent: Religious Life, Discipleship and a Vocations Culture. Everyone of course, is called at baptism, to be a disciple (friend and proclaimer)...
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Are we there yet?
on 14-Dec-09 10:48
Under the curtains, clear white-yellow lightHas hit my bedroom floor, at dead of night.Frost. Is it possible there was frost in Bethlehem?Light there was, we’re told;I have to go and look, reluctant in the cold. From above the roof, with...
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A trusting self
on 14-Dec-09 10:46
The BBC can still put out the best programmes as they proved again with their commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton (Sunday, 2 November 2008).At twenty-six, Merton was a restless, brilliant journalist, a heavy drinker...
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What on earth is ‘theodicity’?
on 14-Dec-09 10:45
What on earth is ’theodicity’? My grandmother used to commend “the patience of Job’”. And now, arrived at her age, I still puzzle over the suffering of the innocent, since they continue to suffer today, as much as ever they...
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November Reflection
on 14-Dec-09 10:43
Luke in his narrative resembles a visual artist. He helps us to see. His canvas is broad and pastoral and inclusive. Jesus is introduced in Luke’s Gospel as a prophet who has come to heal a blurred vision: to open...
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