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Reflections 4 – 10 March
The cross looms ahead for those who follow faithfully while the rich overlook Lazarus at their gates and greedy tenants murder the heir to the vineyard. Yet grace scandalizes every calculation of deserving as the Father throws parties for prodigals and welcomes resentful elder sons alike. At the well, a woman’s hidden shame transforms into…
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Reflections 25 February – 3 March
Beyond spectacular signs lies a scandalous pattern of grace: finding life through descent and glory through service. This Lenten journey moves from the persistent knock of prayer to the reconciliation of the heart, teaching us a mathematics where mercy multiplies by being given away. Looking for wonders? See difference hidden in the ordinary.
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Catholics see wine as a gift — not a danger
Where some traditions view alcohol with suspicion, Chapman argues that Catholics have historically received wine as a gift to treasure. In an age when younger generations either shun wine or misuse it, this sacramental vision offers a saner, richer alternative.
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Reflections 18-24 February
Beware practicing piety to be seen; God rewards what’s hidden in secret places, Jesus calls tax collectors and throws parties with sinners because he came for the sick. He hides in the hungry, the stranger, the prisoner. We’re judged not by our theology but by where we stood in relation to suffering.
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Reflections 11 – 17 February
Jesus feeds multitudes in deserted places, healing through touch and making common elements sacramental. He keeps feeding multitudes in deserted places, yet disciples still panic about provisions while traveling with the Bread of Life. Faith is remembering what Love has already done, trusting abundance over our anxious arithmetic.
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Reflections 1 – 10 February
The Beatitudes reveal who is already blessed.Jesus names the powerless as fortunate, sends disciples out empty-handed, and stops for the ritually unclean. When Simeon finally holds hope, it arrives as a fragile infant.
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January Reflections
Through the turning of each day, we discover grace in unexpected places—in the humility of a cradle, the touch that heals the outcast, the seed that grows in silence. We are called to follow the one who walks on water and calms our storms, finding our true identity as beloved children who serve with quiet…
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Daily reflections 17 – 31 December
In the days before Jesus’ birth, Joseph’s silent courage, Mary’s trusting yes, and Zechariah’s enforced silence reveal how God works through different people and different events. These Advent figures show us that our transformation can happen in saying ‘yes’, in choosing mercy over certainty, in making room for mystery. Their hidden surrender becomes humanity’s hope.
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Daily reflections 10 – 16 December
A quiet transformation unfolds across the week as gentleness becomes strength and questions soften into trust. Hidden light guides each hesitant step. God’s work is patient; it steadies more than it pushes. In openness, the heart discovers unexpected clarity and a deeper freedom. These moments remind us that real change often begins where we finally…
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Daily reflections 3 – 9 December
Advent unfolds quietly, asking me to notice where hope waits beneath the surface of daily life. In honest choices, quiet service, and letting go of old fears, I prepare for a fulfilment I cannot yet see. Watching for Christ’s return, I learn to trust that what is unfinished will one day be gathered and made…
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