Merton on Facebook?

Fr Chris Ryan MGL  reflects on “What Would Thomas Merton Have Thought of Facebook? On Being Unplugged in a Digital Age” “I would have really liked to have gone to the recent Catholic Media Conference which took place in Sydney last week, but a few...

Women of the Passion

Rachel Held Evans has offered four insightful reflections in a series called Women of the Passion. Here is a sample from her first reflection highlighting the way women know… “We cannot know for sure whether the woman who anointed Jesus saw her actions as...

Holy Saturday – a world without Jesus

Susan Stabile writes… “Today is Holy Saturday, the day that falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We have a tendancy to view this day as preparation for Easter – we do our shopping for Easter dinner with our friends and relatives, or perhaps we help...

I thirst – Our emptiness

“I thirst. Most of us tend to avoid admitting how empty we feel. It’s too painful to go into the depths of our being and be with ourselves for any length of time. Most of our life is filled with distractions that defend us from the emptiness. If for a moment we...

Walking through the Triduum

Busted Halo  offers a guide to the three-day celebration of the Church “Walking Through the Triduum” “The Triduum is somewhat like a three-day prayer marathon, and if you are a novice there may be some rituals that are unfamiliar to you. This guide...
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