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 […]
The themes of Advent are hope, peace, joy, and love. At St Mary Magdalene’s we are offering a contemporary reflection time on Wednesday mornings (Nov 30, Dec 7, 14, 21). We will start at 8.00 am and spend about half an hour together, sharing in a short introductory reflection, time for silence and a chant […]
To pray is to revolt. To pray is to revolt. The one who prays is not saying, that’s the way is and that’s that!The one who prays is saying, that’s the way it is, but it should not be that way. Dorothy Soelle Our crying out is, as it was for Jesus on the cross, […]
The themes of Advent are hope, peace, joy, and love. At St Mary Magdalene’s we are offering a contemporary reflection time on Wednesday mornings (Nov 30, Dec 7, 14, 21). We will start at 8.00 am and spend about half an hour together, sharing in a short introductory reflection, time for silence and a chant […]
Using and Leaving; finding out what helps or hinders As everything on the face of the earth exists to help us fulfil our purpose,we must appreciate and make use of everything that helps,and rid ourselves of anything that is destructive to our living in love in his presence. Ignatius of Loyola, Principle and Foundation Image: […]
The themes of Advent are hope, peace, joy, and love. At St Mary Magdalene’s we are offering a contemporary reflection time on Wednesday mornings (Nov 30, Dec 7, 14, 21). We will start at 8.00 am and spend about half an hour together, sharing in a short introductory reflection, time for silence and a chant […]
This is a difficult country, and our home Edwin Muir ….forget your self-defeating parables. You alone have the choice among earth’s countless creatures to live or die…. Gwen Harwood Image: Corita Kent, Flowers Grow out of Dark Moments The acceptance of oneself is the precondition of all human vitality.Romano Guardini Life has a way of […]
He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how. Neitzche What are we here for? Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which does not satisfy?Isaiah 55:1 The aims of life are the best defence against deathPrimo Levi Image: Michael Winters, […]
First, create silence – as a precondition to any kind of healing. Kierkegaard There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein Days pass when I forget the mystery.Problems insoluble and problems offeringtheir own ignored solutionsjostle […]
God is a cherishing presence that sets us free Edward Schillebeeckx If God is love, and if the universe is His creation, then for the being of the universe God is totally expended in precarious endeavour, of which the issue, as triumph or as tragedy, has passed from his hands…..God waits upon the response of […]