Much gets written these days about looking after yourself, taking care of your health, living a balanced life… and yet day to day it can be really difficult to find balance. 124 more words
Tags » FCJ Life
LIVING ALONGSIDE PEOPLE OF FAITH
Both within and beyond my FCJ community I have the opportunity, day in and day out, to live alongside, socialise and interact with people of deep faith. 259 more words
The gift of living from a suitcase
I spend a lot of my time travelling, and over the last few years I have had what I now consider to be a real gift of living out of a suitcase for weeks at a time. 74 more words
THE TREASURE IN THE FIELD - TREASURED BY GOD!
I have always loved the parable of the treasure in the field from Matthew 13:44 and so it was with great eagerness that I went to Mass last Sunday hoping to hear something encouraging on that little favourite of mine. 120 more words
Retreat
One of the great privileges of religious life is that we have an annual retreat built in to our way of life. This is a time to get away from it all and to focus on what is important – to take stock and to once again deepen our relationship with God. 155 more words
Grumbling
A short while ago Pope Francis was in the news again because of a note on his office door about complainers. Today in the readings we hear Moses contending with the Israelite’s as they grumble that Moses has brought them out from Egypt to die in the wilderness. 201 more words
Beyond Distraction
Sometimes the popular story is in fact a distraction from the far deeper truth.
In these days of fake news and false truth we are slowly learning the need to go beyond the external story or image to search for the depth and truth of the situation. 190 more words
