Archive for November 2022
Peter and John
Catechesis on Old Age #15 by Pope Francis Dear brothers and sisters, welcome and good morning! In our catechetical journey on old age, today we will meditate on the dialogue between the risen Jesus and Peter at the end of John’s Gospel (21:15-23). It is a moving dialogue, from which shines all the love of…
Read MoreIntroducing Vox Dei – A Prayer Journal
Welcome to Vox Dei. A lot of people wonder why God was so vocal in biblical times but now seems so silent. God is not silent. God speaks to us every day, every hour. The question is not whether God speaks, it’s whether we are listening. whether we can find the ‘pause’ in our busy…
Read MoreMary MacKillop Quiz
Many wonderful saints share the month of August for their feast days, but it is hard for an Australian to pass up the opportunity to celebrate St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. When Alexander and Flora MacKillop welcomed their first baby, Mary Helen, into the world in the bedroom of their little house in Melbourne they must…
Read MoreGingerbread Nativity 2
Give the classic gingerbread house a Christian twist and make it a gingerbread nativity scene, complete with a Star of David and babe in a manger. Superstar mum Katarina Doyle shows you how: Fun with fondant Make your own gingerbread nativity You’ll need: 1 x large chopping board or cake board 2 x quantities of…
Read MoreThe science of happiness
By Francine Pirola We all strive for happiness. One would think that it would be a fairly simple project: minimise pain and maximise pleasure. Turns out, it’s not that simple and instinct often leads us in the wrong direction. We expect that money, comfort, possessions and power, for example, will deliver happiness and that more…
Read MoreBeing Prolife
“Being prolife is NOT an issue-based political position. It is a foundational worldview on which Christian morality stands.” From: Mother of Life
Read MoreOn a Mission from God
Fostering vocations in your children. Priests and Nuns and Brothers don’t grow on trees! There has been a lot discussion in recent decades about the decline in vocations. Indeed this has come to a crisis point in the western world with parishes closing and merging, religious orders dwindling into aged care homes and seminaries standing…
Read MoreMajesty Liturgy
This is a very simple, but powerful reflection for the feast of Christ the King. Materials: Armchair King’s Crown King’s Robe Side table, table cloth Candles, matches Music: Select a suitable hymn or song with a kingly theme. Download the music/lyrics from the web. Eg. “Majesty, Worship his Majesty.” Sample 1 Sample 2 Liturgy Begin…
Read MoreThe joyful service of faith that is learned in gratitude
Catechesis on Old Age #14 by Pope Francis Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! We have heard the simple and touching account of the healing of the mother-in-law of Simon — who is not yet called Peter — in Mark’s version of the Gospel. The brief episode is told with slight, yet evocative variations, also…
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