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Autumn Reflections on Climate Change

Post author:Susan Smith
Post published:March 10, 2025
Post category:Eco-Spirituality Reflections
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Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; … Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy…

Being Put to the Test: How Do We Handle Disaster?

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:March 7, 2025
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent C Readings: Deuteronomy 26: 4-10 (RM) or 1-11 (RCL); Psalm 91; Romans 10: 8-13; Luke 4: 1-13. It was a much-anticipated Sunday evening,…

An Ocean of Truth in Which to Swim

Post author:Veronica Dunne
Post published:March 3, 2025
Post category:Our Times and Culture Reflections
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A Reflection on Interlinked Moments It was, as they say, a news-filled year last Friday, February 28. Agreements honoured since the end of WW II, the “Rules Based International Order”…

An Abundance of Sieves

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:February 27, 2025
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Reflection for the Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time C or the Eighth Sunday after Epiphany Roman Missal Readings: Sirach 27: 4-7; Psalm 92; 1 Corinthians 15: 54-58; Luke 6: 39-45.…

The Crisis in Gaza: How We Can Help

Post author:Sandra Stewart
Post published:February 26, 2025
Post category:Our Times and Culture Social Justice
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The ongoing crisis in Gaza demands urgent attention and action. But how can we make a difference from afar? While it may seem challenging, the resources below offer a strong…

Seeking Peace in Palestine and Israel

Post author:Sandra Stewart
Post published:February 24, 2025
Post category:Our Times and Culture Social Justice
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“We are afraid. We are tired. We are alone.” These words were shared by Palestinians to a friend of mine who recently visited the West Bank on a Solidarity Tour.…

Above All, Be Compassionate

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Reflection for the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time C or the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Readings: I Samuel 26: 2, 7-9 (RM) or Genesis 45: 3-11,15 (RCL); Psalm 103 (RM)…

The Miracle of Silence

Post author:Teresa My Dung Nguyen
Post published:February 17, 2025
Post category:Meditation Reflections
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I have thought that silence is being silent in a quiet atmosphere: there are no sounds; nothing moves; everything stops working. However, it is exactly the opposite. Being in silence…

What Lives On After We Die?

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:February 14, 2025
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time C or the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Jeremiah 17: 5-8 (RM) or 5-10 (RCL); Psalm 1; I Corinthians 15: 12, 16-20 (RM)…

What Will History Say About 2025?

Post author:Mary McInerney
Post published:February 10, 2025
Post category:Our Times and Culture World Events
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As I watch the services for former President Carter I ask the question ‘What will history say about our present world leaders?” This year marks eighty years since the foundation…