Bruno of Cologne (Cologne, c. 1030 – Serra San Bruno, 6 October 1101), founder of the Carthusian Order. God, you called Bruno to serve you in a life of solitude, inspired by his example, may our hearts be fixed on you amidst the swift and varied changes of the world, through Jesus, the Christ, who
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There’s a parable here. And like all good parables, there’s probably a number of applications in your own context!
distraction in prayer? Read More »
A spiral galaxy, unromantically named “NGC 4911”, deep in the Coma Cluster of galaxies. This photo is produced by the Hubble Telescope by combining 28 hours of exposure through three years. This galaxy is 320 million light-years away. It lies in the constellation Coma Berenices. God of all power, Ruler of the Universe, you are
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Is the Pope serious?! Or has the Vatican PR machine merely given up being concerned about even attempting to prevent publicity gaffes in the current administration? Are the half a billion women Roman Catholics mostly silently compliant? How are the world’s three-quarters of a million nuns and religious sisters reacting? Benedict XVI is, apparently, the
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1) Probably the most common Jesus optical illusion found on the web is the following: Stare at the four black dots in the centre of the image for 30-60 seconds. Close your eyes and look at something bright. Most see a white circle with an image inside of it. The following two are taken from
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Thanks to one of my followers on twitter
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I first read about the Australian Fr Lazarus, living in the cave of St Anthony, in the book Desert Father: In the Desert with Saint Anthony. I wasn’t sure if Fr Lazarus actually was a useful literary construct rather than an actual person until I watched the BBC series of Fr Peter Owen-Jones Extreme Pilgrim
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The dark side of the internet As with any powerful gift (eg. money, sex, power), the internet can be used for great good and for great evil. From time to time I receive stories of marriage failures attributed to the internet, cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking. The internet can be a tragic time-waster. Anonymous trolls can make comments
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