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Dying to sin

Rom 6:3-11 You cannot have forgotten that all of us, when we were baptised into Christ Jesus, were baptised into his death. So by our baptism into his death we were buried with him, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the Father’s glorious power, we too should begin living a new […]

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“LOVE IN ABUNDANCE”  

“For to every one who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” (Matthew 25:29) We know Jesus’ words in the context of the talents entrusted to us, which were to be multiplied. What does our Father want to

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One word from you will suffice

Mt 8:5-17 When he went into Capernaum a centurion came up and pleaded with him. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘my servant is lying at home paralysed and in great pain. ‘Jesus said to him, ‘I will come myself and cure him. ‘The centurion replied, ‘Sir, I am not worthy to have you under my roof; just

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I am willing

Mt 8:1-4  After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. Suddenly a man with a virulent skin-disease came up and bowed low in front of him, saying, ‘Lord, if you are willing, you can cleanse me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him saying, ‘I am willing. Be cleansed.’ And

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“LOVING WARRIORS”  

“Let us therefore take great care that, once we have set out on the Lord’s path, we never turn away from Him through our own fault or ignorance.” (St. Clare of Assisi) We can be certain of God’s love, which never leaves us. At the same time, however, we are called to walk the path

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John’s testimony

Acts 13:16,22-26 Paul stood up, raised his hand for silence and began to speak: ‘Men of Israel, and fearers of God, listen! After he deposed Saul and raised up David to be king, whom he attested in these words, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will perform

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“IN GOD, ALL WILL BE WELL”

“I have deep trust in my dear Father in Heaven that all will be well, and therefore I await all things to come with inner peace.” (Saint Elizabeth of Dijon) These words come from a Carmelite nun known by her religious name, Elizabeth of the Most Holy Trinity. What an enviable state she describes here!

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