Why do we doubt the love of God?January 19, 2024Why is it that we human beings cannot truly accept that God really loves us with a never-ending, unconditional love?Sure, we can mouth the words – “I know God loves me” – yet, in the shadows of our minds there is doubt and, truth be known, non-acceptance that it IS true.We come up with reasons – excuses really – which affirms those doubts. “How can God possibly love me? I don’t deserve that love. I’m a sinner. I keep on sinning. I am not worthy.”Read More
Life and the Mysteries of the RosaryJune 28, 2023The mysteries of the Rosary are based on twenty incidents in the life of Jesus and his Mother Mary. I encourage you to use the Rosary to also reflect on twenty incidents of your own life and to give thanks to God for the abounding grace showered on us.Read More
It’s Time to BlazeJune 21, 2023Time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. From my personal perspective, reaching the winter of your life doesn’t mean that life is over. Far from it! Every day seniors are challenging the notion that life’s biggest accomplishments are reserved for the young, which gives us inspirational stories for senior citizens to feel empowered and encouraged.Read More
God Loves Us from Eternity to EternityJune 14, 2023One thing we know for sure about our God: .... Our God, who loves us from eternity to eternity, wants to give us life for eternity [Henri Nouwen].Read More
Mary said ‘Yes’ – Thank God!June 7, 2023The late Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan of Vietnam said that Mary’s entire life can be summed up in three words: Ecce, Fiat, and Magnificat – Ecce: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord.” Fiat: “May it be done unto me according to your word.” And Magnificat: “My soul magnifies the Lord.”Read More
The One Constant – JesusMay 31, 2023Have you ever considered how much you have changed with the passing of the years… and the ways in which you have changed? The world is shifting and swirling so fast, it is a fact that we live in an age when everything seems to be changing before our eyes.
In effect, change is often regarded as the only constant. Yet we can take heart! Change is not the only constant…
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I am BelovedMay 24, 2023One thing the Christmas story teaches is that God loves us extravagantly, unconditionally. Because God has cre¬ated us in God’s own image, there’s a picture of God, a treasure of God, in each of us. When we see Jesus, we see God. When we see each other, we see a reflection of God.Read More
Meeting Jesus On the Road to EmmausMay 17, 2023It was a couple of days after the death of Jesus of Nazareth on the cross on Golgotha, a hill outside Jerusalem, when two travellers set off on an 11-kilometre journey to walk to the small village of Emmaus. Suddenly they were joined by another traveller…Read More
The Sacrament of the Present MomentAugust 26, 2022It is often the small things in life that have the biggest impact on us, isn’t it? An inspirational, simple story set me to pondering how I look at the world, the people around me and those with whom I come in contact through the day. Read More
Love is Simply Given – No strings attachedAugust 26, 2022It is often the small things in life that have the biggest impact on us, isn’t it? An inspirational, simple story set me to pondering how I look at the world, the people around me and those with whom I come in contact through the day. Read More