Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. - John 15:13 There is something about driving in traffic that brings out my least merciful side. All of a sudden many of my fellow drivers become highly unlovable creatures and I find myself asking my steering wheel … Continue reading ADORATION LENTEN REFLECTION – WEEK 6
For a good deal of my life, the only time I “adored” was in the Lolly Shop close to home, oh, and on Holy Thursday when I dutifully followed the priest to the altar of repose. This term, “altar of repose”, I only learned when I was 28 and having a conversion to the Catholic … Continue reading Adoration and the grit required to Adore
This Lent we are inviting you to pray in solidarity with others during the season. In every Church and Chapel, the Lord is waiting for us to come and spend time with Him, either in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament or simply before the Tabernacle. Our challenge is to take some time out of our … Continue reading A Lenten Invitation
It is often the way that those who prepare a retreat feel like they are in a bit of a spiritual furnace. It can be quite intense. I asked Jane O'Connor, one of the founders of The Makers Table, and the chief 'beauty maker' of our recent "Be Still" retreat in Melbourne, to write me … Continue reading To marinate in Christ – Retreat reflection
During the season of Lent we are asked to connect with Christ on a deeper level. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is a really wonderful way to do this at this time. It is a form of prayer that we feel is needed more than ever. Below is a beautiful testimony from Bernadette Price about this devotion … Continue reading Meeting Christ – The transformative nature of Eucharistic Adoration
