The lure of the desert
First Sunday of Lent (B), February 22, 2015 – Gen 9, 8-15; 1 Pt 3, 18-22; Mk 1, 12-15 An appeal to God for a clear conscience (1 Pt 3, 21) Driven into the desert by the same Spirit that descended on him at the Jordan, Jesus is revealed as the leader of the new exodus....
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XT3 2015 interactive Lenten calendar
An interactive Lent Calendar 2015, featuring Indigenous artwork from Richard Campbell as well as images of our Catholic faith through the eyes of Indigenous Australians.
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How do you Sisters do it!
When one looks at what dedicated women religious have done in health care, educationand in general, going to the peripheries” the question naturally arises. So just how do sisters keep writing “new chapters” in their lives?
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Busted Halo – Go into the Desert for Lent
During this season of Lent, you are invited into the desert: a quiet place, with less of us and more of God.
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Marked with Ashes – Fr. Pat Griffin, CM
Unfailingly on this day, some people find a disconnect between the Gospel reading and the marking of our foreheads with ashes.
Who’s in the “New Family”
Father Tom McKenna, CM reflects on Who’s In The “New Family”?
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“I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame” (Job 29:15)
“I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame” (Job 29:15) – Pope Francis reminds us “Time spent with the sick is holy time ”
Blessed curse
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), February 15, 2015 – Lev 13, 1-2. 45-46; 1 Cor 10, 31 – 11, 1; Mk 1, 40-45 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ (1 Cor 11, 1) Jesus bears our infirmities and endures our sufferings. His true followers follow his example. A leper...
An Examination of Conscience for Vincentians
An Examination of Conscience for Vincentians adapted from ‘Prayerbook, SSVP Council of Scotland
Quiz: How well do you know sin?
Quiz: How well do you know sin?