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Buried in every beginning is an ending.
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Each day can be a life time. Time is the enemy only if we let it control our lives. Time is redeemed by timeless moments.
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All of us have experienced mental or physical suffering at the hands of other people. But each of us has also brought suffering to others.
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Ceremonies are points of cohesion beyond the boundaries of reason, a journey into the shadowy mystical world of the human spirit ...
From the Festive Worship collection
Do not let the Christian doctrine of the Trinity alienate you from the oneness of God; for God is both the many and the one.
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1. The seasons of the human heart reflect the seasons of nature. 2. For most things there is a right time but for some things such as manipulation, oppression and injustice there is never a right time.
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Until we discern the riches of the other tradition, any union will simply be a matter of absorption. Uniting two traditions can create a space where a third and more life- giving form of spirituality can emerge.
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If we are unwilling to learn from history, we commit ourselves to reliving the mistakes of our ancestors.
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Wholeness is a process rather than a static state: it is not an end to the journey but the journey itself.
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Unlike our bodies our spirits need not be wearied by age but can become more and more lively day by day. To grow in spirit requires a vision that holds all things together.
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Remembering our ancestors gives life to ourselves and also to them, for we are our ancestors and they are us.
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To look into the eyes of your beloved is to experience a mystery which the eye cannot discern. There is no second hand mystery. Descriptions of it are a poor substitute for the experience.
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“I GREET THAT OF THE COSMOS WITHIN YOU”
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Behind the words the actions, behind the actions the mystery. The Eucharist is a prism through which we can view the painful and joyful realities of life.
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Beyond the encounter with the historic Jesus is the meeting with the Inner Christ.
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1. It is a wise person who knows their ignorance. 2. You can never grasp all of the mystery. You can only allow yourself to be grasped by it.
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New images arise out of the death of old images so do not be afraid of the wilderness or of the dying.
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1. Every apparently static order is but a temporary illusion. 2. The illusion of the order and the reality of the chaos.
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Practice noticing what is humorous and on reflection you will be able to fill your life with laughter.
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THEME The Complexities of Spirituality THOUGHTS FOR REFLECTION Instead of concentrating on what we think is wrong with other world religions, our time could be spent more profitably on identifying what we have in common.
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ON RISING May awareness be my companion, love my friend and amazement my expectation.
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Resources for the thanksgiving for the birth of a child or for the sacrament of the baptism of infants.
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THEME Two Faces of the One God –the One Life Force THOUGHTS FOR REFLECTION 1. Darkness is the womb of the light, nothingness the womb of all things.