Fr Narcizio Da Costa Vilanova has graduated with a certificate in Spiritual Direction.
Passages of Scripture, like today’s Gospel, can leave us feeling disturbed.
Talk of destruction, wars, revolutions, persecution and betrayal by close family members can be quite unsettling.
Six Carmelites will make Solemn Profession in Timor-Leste on 20 November.
Today’s feast celebrates the dedication of the Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist in Rome.
You can download and save the scripture texts, reflections and prayers for Lectio Divina for each day of this month. Lectio Divina is a traditional way of praying the Scriptures. Visit our Lectio Divina page for more information about how to pray using Lectio Divina. Join our Lectio Online group. We meet every Friday at 10am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) [You are welcome to join from other time zones, eg. Perth/Singapore/Philippines: 7am; Timor-Leste/Tokyo: 8am; New Zealand: 12pm; Los Angeles: Thursday 4pm; New York/Toronto: Thursday 7pm] to prayerfully reflect on the Gospel of the coming Sunday.
We are delighted to announce that Br Agostinho Dos Santos will be ordained priest on Saturday 15 November in Timor-Leste.
This weekend we celebrate those who are now in God’s care. We pray for them with faith and hope.
We’ve all met them: people who only seem to be able to bolster their self-image by putting everyone else down. We meet such a character in the Pharisee in the Gospel for this Sunday.
