Spiritual Growth

Why Confess?

Jesus gave a very clear message when He created the holy sacraments.  However, He never heard confessions.  He used to forgive all those who were sorry of what they had done wrong and were ready to repent.  So why does the church insist that a …
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Change of Heart

Read Luke 14:1,7-14 It is common today to refer to something which is excellent and somewhat of a scientific genius as ‘state of the art’. Yet nothing compares to the importance of the ‘state of the heart’ because therein dwells life or death. In Luke …
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The Fruit of Love

St Augustine was known to lead a very loose and wild life before he found and experienced the love of Jesus Christ. He wrote ‘Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you!’ He is also known to have …
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No Cross, No Crown

A catechism teacher was teaching young children about the Way of the Cross. When she came to explain the IV Station, where Jesus meets Our Lady, she told the class that Jesus and Mary where not able to speak to each other except through their …
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A Race Worth Winning

Last month most of us had their eyes glued to the TV to follow the Eurovision Song Contest. No doubt Malta’s second place was both a joy and a disappointment. However Eurovision song contests come and go as do Sport tournaments and even exams! There …
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Transformed: In the Potter’s Hand

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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Are You a Water Walker?

Water sports, water skiing, diving and swimming – all very common for us in summer. But have you tried walking on the water? You do not need any special equipment to do this or even a particular skill. Your faith and trust in Jesus are …
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