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Knowing our Vocation |
7/2009 |
Priesthood, Christian Life
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Wendy gives a personal perspective of the reality of having vocations in the family to the priesthood and religious life. |
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Bits and Pieces |
6/2009 |
Christian Life, Affirmation
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Our life can appear incomplete, damaged or broken. The good news is that God can create something beautiful from that - like a mosaic is made from many bits and a rainbow has many shades of colour. |
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Checking out your DNA |
5/2009 |
Family, Jesus/Relationship with Jesus
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Genealogy and learning family history is currently very popular. Seeing Jesus in his family context is also important, as is discovering the dna history of our faith. |
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In the Eye |
4/2009 |
Christian Life, Motherhood
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It is important that mothers look at their baby 'in the eye' and from close up. This is what creates the bond between them. The same principles can apply to our relationship with God - we need to get up close. |
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Stations of the Cross With St Paul
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3/2009 |
Lent/Easter, Saints
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Even though St Paul was not amongst the followers during Jesus' lifetime, he writes much about the passion and death of Jesus and its importance in the life of discipleship. |
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Lord, teach us to Pray |
2/2009 |
Parables, Prayer
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Jesus used to parable of the pharisee and the 'sinner' to teach about prayer and relationship with God. We sometimes find it difficult to maintain our prayer life. This reflection has some ideas that may help. |
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The Word was made Flesh and dwelt among us |
12/2008 |
Advent, Pro Life Issues
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A service to use with your group or extended parish community that focusses on the sacredness of life - life that current generations in many ways do not honour. |
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House on the Rock |
11/2008 |
The Bible, Parables
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Jesus tells us that to be wise we need to not only hear his words, but also put them into practice. This theme was taken up by Pope Benedict at the start of the October 2008 Synod on the Word of God. He also contrasted this 'firm foundation' to the 'secondary realities' of the financial world and its current crisis. |
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Mary in the Koran |
10/2008 |
Mary, Inter-faith dialogue
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Catholic teaching esteems the faith of Muslims. Mary has a significant place in their holy book, the Quran. As Mary was intermediary in the early Christian community, we can let her be a bridge to peace between Christians & Muslims. |
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World Youth Day - what next |
9/2008 |
Holy Spirit, Family
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World Youth Day - Sydney 2008 was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most of our young people who attended. It is too far for most NZers attend when it is at the other side of the world. So we need encourage our young people to build upon their experiences in Sydney. |
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