Lent 2 – ‘Thin places’ – the deep spring within us
May the artesian water spring Silence is the rock where I shall stand O when I strike it with my hand May the artesian water spring From the Dark source I long to find. Judith Wright Photo credit: Cindy Cornett Dadirri recognises the deep spring that is inside us. We call on it and […]
Lent 1 – ‘Thin places’ – sacred spaces
Fr Philip Carter’s Lenten series this year is titled ‘Thin places’. The meditations lead us to reflect on spaces, internal and external, where we feel at home, able to give time to ourselves to look at Jesus as we accompany him on this journey, and allow him to look at us. The spirit of this […]
Christ will come again
Christ will come again May my expectation be a source of joy Rule of Taize When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory. Colossians 2: 4 And God the touch body and soul believe, And God the secret neither one is keeping. Mark Jarman Image: […]
Christ is risen
Christ is risen To know Christ, to experience the power of his resurrection Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices, and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. Colossians 3:9-10 Bored […]
Christ has died
Welcome to the 2023 Spirit Matters blog. We begin the year with three reflections based on the three affirmations in the acclamation of faith said during the Eucharistic prayer of Thanksgiving. Christ has died Exchanging a living death with a dying life For you have died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.Colossians […]
Now-Here: Learning to be present
Reclaim your Sacred Site Clear a little space In your crowded everyday And every day reclaim the Sacred Site There at the heart of you. Give the Sacred the space and time To come and sit with you To become intimate with your story. Noel Davis Stop searching, stop travelling, and you will arrive. There […]
Faith, love and hope in a wounded and wounding world
Fr Philip Carter offers a ministry of spirituality, with a series of meditations on some questions that we may ponder as we consider our life in God. You will find here his reflections and questions for meditation, images, music and poetry to enrich your life’s journey. We need to “listen to the language of our […]
My personal vocation
Welcome to the first post of our new weekly blog. Fr Philip Carter offers a ministry of spirituality, with a series of meditations on some questions that we may ponder as we consider our life in God. You will find here his reflections and questions for meditation, images, music and poetry to enrich your life’s […]
Approaching life: to look for God in everything
This post is the final in Fr Philip Carter’s series Approaching Life. It is also the final post for this year. We will be taking a break during the month of January and will see you again February 2023. In the meantime we will provide you with some links to previous posts that you may […]
Approaching life: practising resurrection
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection Philippians 3:10 Death is our illusion,our wish to belong only to ourselves, which is our freedomto kill one another.From this sleep may we too rise, as out of the dark grave. Wendell Berry Image: Bruno Walpoth, Lontane speranze, (Distant hopes) 2015 Every […]