Spiritual Growth
Shaped in the Potter’s hands
Most of us study and train to be the good at something, to be top of our job where we can cope with any eventuality, situation and emergency. The danger is that we who have this readiness to cope with job, family and friends may …
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Halloween: Putting on the right Costume
Costumes, Halloween! Soon many will be celebrating halloween but not in any hallowed way. The word ‘hallow’ is the word for ‘holy’. In the Lord’s Prayer we say ‘Our Father who art in Heaven Hallowed (Holy) be thy Name’. In fact Halloween really means ‘All …
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The Gift of Forgiveness
As the US commemorates the 10th anniversary of the terrible events of 9/11, many survivors, the families of those killed and ordinary people still grapple with the issues of anger, forgiveness and pain. Yet many of us also go through our own internal 9/11s. Our …
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He’ll keep you from falling
Ever felt your life is in a free fall? On the 19th February 1985, China Airlines Flight 006 found itself tumbling down towards the Pacific Ocean in a wild spinning motion due to engine problems. In just two minutes the plane fell 30,000 feet. Only a …
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The names of God
The names of our Awesome God. Not much explanation needed here. Only an open heart in prayer. God is Light (1 John 1:5) God is Merciful (Lk 6:36) God is Omnipotent (Lk 1:37) God is Omniscient (Rom 11:33-34) God is Omnipresent (Ps 139: 7-10) God …
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If you’re finding it hard to pray
Prayer is turning the heart toward God. When a person prays, he enters into a living relationship with God (YouCat, Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, number 469). Many people would agree with this. Yet although they wish to pray they do not know what …
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I Believe in God – Yahweh, Allah or Krishna?
It doesn’t matter what you believe just so long as you’re sincere. Charles M Schulz Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Buddha There …
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He’ll Keep You From Falling
On the 19th February 1985, China Airlines Flight 006 found itself tumbling down towards the Pacific Ocean in a wild spinning motion due to engine problems. In just two minutes the plane fell 30,000 feet. Only a few seconds from disaster, the plane burst through …
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The Message of Faith in Prince Caspian
Sometimes people tell us ‘you need to see to believe’ or ‘if you don’t see you will not believe.’ These expressions are often used to emphasis how incredibly amazing something is. It can also be a philosophy that many people adopt in relation to their …
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