To be human is to be hungry Monica Helwig approaching the mystery – with faith Image: Jackie Howard, Inside Information (detail) Faith is the fundamental openness of heart, the basic readiness to see and hear what is really there, the devotion to being which refuses to tamper with reality, no matter how frightening or costly […]
Happy are those called to the supper of the Lord “Happy are those called to the supper of the Lord”: the assembly which celebrates the Eucharist is rooted in this invitation which God addresses us…. ….the initiative belongs directly to Jesus Christ. He comes to meet his friends and take his place in their midst […]
Take heart, it is I, do not be afraid Matthew 14: 27 Spend some time with Matthew 14: 22-33. Jesus walks on the sea towards the disciples in the boat being battered by the waves and the wind, and says to them: “Take heart, it is I, do not be afraid”. They are frightened but […]
For all that has been- THANKS!To all that shall be- YES! Dag Hammarskjold Practise resurrection.Wendell Berry God is not exterior evidence but the secret call within usOlivier Clement As you spend time reflecting on your life – become aware of those things in your life that are destructive, which lead nowhere, which are negative and […]
I find that there is a crucifixion and a resurrection every day Michael Leunig _______________________________________ I find that there is a crucifixion and a resurrection every day; in some sense or other there seems to be lots of little crucifixions and occasionally some big ones, and if it is gone into and almost embraced, if […]
God speaks to us in the depths of our being, not off the top of our heads. Gerard Hughes _______________________________________ God speaks to us in the depths of our being, not off the top of our heads. The depths of ourselves are not in our reasoning and ideas. If we are to find God, we […]
Reclaim your Sacred Site. Noel Davis _______________________________ Reclaim your Sacred Site.Clear a little spaceIn your crowded everydayAnd every day reclaim the sacred siteThere at the heart of youGive the Sacred the space and timeTo come and sit with youTo become intimate with your story. Noel Davis Contemplation is not, as people often mistakenly believe, chiefly […]
Fr Philip Carter and Alison McAllister are taking a short break from the blog Spirit Matters. We’ll be back in September. The last five posts that have brought you Fr Philip’s meditation series Who is Jesus? have filled many of you with delight and we’ve appreciated the comments received in person and through email. I […]
In this final post in the series Who is Jesus, the images are chosen to reflect the love and compassion of Jesus as he meets us in our failure and weakness and touches us with the miracle of grace. learning to be fully alive, fully human ____________________________________ The ‘future’ has appeared already: what the Christian […]
We are a marvelous mixture of well-being and woe. Julian of Norwich My inconsistencies are but the revelation of who I am. …I am full of contradiction: to realize it is mercy, to accept it is love and to help others do the same is compassion.Thomas Merton …behind and beneath the smooth wheels of the […]