We are drowning in a sea of voices. Superficially, we see this in advertising. Everywhere around us, billboards, radio, television, newspapers, magazines, the internet, and the fashion industry, hold out the promise of something better for us – a new Continue reading →

One may define gratitude as “the quality of being thankful.” Alternatively, we can think of it as an attitude, emotion, personal trait, or behavioural practice.

However, it is conceived, the quality of being grateful is a foundational component of daily Continue reading →

The Resurrection of the Lord marked a radical new beginning in the history of humankind. That special event, which is related to the first day of creation (Gen 1: 1-5), is the foundation of our faith and discipleship.
 
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One of the most important things for a happy, meaningful life is to have a goal, a positive purpose that does good for others and for ourselves. It can be helping in the community, supporting in a shelter for the Continue reading →

Dear Lord, help me to spread your fragrance wherever I go.
Flood my soul with your spirit and life.
Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly
that all my life may only be a radiance of yours.
Shine through Continue reading →

If you believe that shaking hands is stronger than a gun
If you believe that the things that unite men are more important than those that divide them.
If you believe that being different is a richness, not a danger Continue reading →

Hear, O God, the cries of your oppressed people.
It is a fight between good and evil,
between justice and injustice.

Lord, make your light shine upon us,
and guide us by your Spirit,
for we are cast down, but Continue reading →

We thank you for the gift of life,
which is renewed every moment with your beauty.
Your mercy, God, confirms your love.

In your hands are our destiny and our life.
All-powerful and merciful God, we pray for the future Continue reading →

Prayer from Mauritania

Your land, O Lord, is divided
and suffers from fighting between your children.

Injustices of all kinds, hatred and bitterness
are part of the daily life of the people.

Families seek reconciliation.
Tribes and ethnic groups need Continue reading →

We pray that each one of us will hear and take to heart the cry of the Earth and the victims of
natural disasters and climactic change, and that all will care for the world in which we live.

Good Continue reading →