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Struggling with Secularity

Friday, 12 April 2013 00:00

We live in a highly secularized culture. Generally this draws one of three reactions from Christians struggling to live out faith in this context:

First, a growing number of Christians of all denominations see secularity more as an enemy of faith and the churches than as an ally. In their view, secularity is a threat to religion and morality and is, in the name of freedom and open-mindedness, slowly suffocating Christian freedom.

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Lucky Sevens

Friday, 05 April 2013 00:00

From the Bible to casinos, seven is often considered to be a magical, perfect and lucky number. Jesus told us to forgive those who hurt us 70 times seven times. Clearly he meant that to mean infinity.

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The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

Friday, 05 April 2013 00:00

The Spiritual Exercises, the underpinning of all Ignatian spirituality, is a series of guided exercises of reflecting on one’s experience, and of practical instructions on various ways of praying. They are based on the experiences that Ignatius of Loyola had long before he became a priest and founder of the Jesuits.

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The Resurrection: Revealing God as Redeemer, not as Rescuer

Friday, 29 March 2013 14:03

Before you get serious about Jesus, first consider how good you are going to look on wood!

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Pope Francis: ‘He cares for the poor and those on the margins’

Friday, 22 March 2013 14:59

“So what do you think of the new Pope?” I find myself hesitating to answer the question, not because it’s difficult or because I want to give a negative response, but because it stirs up so much unexpected emotion.

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Papal intentions for May: That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience; That seminaries, especially those of mission churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel.