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  Dear Friends, The love that Jesus presents in today’s Gospel is far from easy! Are we capable of answering hatred with goodness, curses with blessings, ill-treatment with prayer? Lent is fast approaching. This year I am recommending as a Lent book ‘The Shattering of Loneliness’ It is written by Fr Eric Varden, the abbot of Mount St Bernard, a Cistercian Abbey near … [Read more...] about Newsletter 24.02.19.

Dear Friends, Happiness is what everyone seeks. But people have different ideas of what happiness is. For the Jews material well-being was considered a sign of God’s blessing: happiness consisted in a long life and abundant possessions. The teaching of Jesus was different because it spoke of a deeper kind of happiness that transcended material wealth. It said that the poor … [Read more...] about Newsletter 17.02.19.

Dear Friends,   Happiness is what everyone seeks. But people have different ideas of what happiness is. For the Jews material well-being was considered a sign of God’s blessing: happiness consisted in a long life and abundant possessions. The teaching of Jesus was different because it spoke of a deeper kind of happiness that transcended material wealth. It said that the … [Read more...] about Newsletter 17.02.19.

  Dear Friends, There is a common theme in today’s readings: the sense of unworthiness on the part of those who encounter God’s holiness - Isaiah in the 1st reading, Paul in the 2nd and Peter in the Gospel. Like Isaiah and Peter Paul is aware that his ministry is not his own, that God has not called him for his worthiness, nor is it his own strength that enables him to … [Read more...] about Newsletter 10.02.19.

  Dear Friends, Most people avoid confrontation. In the readings today both the prophet Jeremiah and Jesus are faced with opposition because of their messages. There are times when we too have to content with people who do not share our values or our faith. At such times we remember the words ’I am with you’ that God speaks to Jeremiah. Today’s second reading is St … [Read more...] about Newsletter 03.02.19.