RUAH – Blogging Faith

Transfiguration Meditation
August 6, 2023

We invite you to take a few minutes to sit and listen about the teaching of Jesus, followed by some time in meditation, a time of silent prayer. We received...

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Celebrating Discipleship in the Community of Faith
May 27, 2023

The four marks of our Christian belonging are our personal journey, our community belonging, our practical discipleship and our adult integration of faith and life. The good news of Pentecost...

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A Closure which is Really an Opening
May 21, 2023

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey...

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Learn is to Love and be Loved in Return
May 12, 2023

“The greatest things you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.” The following words, attributed to Pedro Arrupe SJ, may up lift and inspire. “Nothing is more...

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Our Way, Our Truth and Our Life
May 6, 2023

Jesus is already now, today, our way, our truth and our life. As the Gospel says, to have eternal life is to believe in him whom God has sent (Jn...

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The Gospel calls us not to be half alive, but to be fully alive.
April 27, 2023

What is distinctive about our faith as Christians? We do not believe in a system of ideas or even in a higher ethics: we believe in a person, who gives...

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The Way of Life
April 22, 2023

We may be feeling worn out, just trying to make it through our days, but God is about to breathe new life into our spirit, new passion into our dreams....

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Start Dwelling on your Victories
April 15, 2023

Are you facing challenges today that look too big? Do your dreams seem impossible? Instead of going around discouraged and thinking it’s never going to work out, start dwelling on...

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Looking for the Things of Heaven
April 7, 2023

“He is a devout Catholic“ was the most challenging thing I had to tell my family and friends about my future husband, John, when I* met him nine years ago....

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Two Processions
April 1, 2023

Two processions entered Jerusalem on a spring day in the year 30: One was a peasant procession, the other an imperial procession. From the east, Jesus rode a donkey down the...

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There Is Nothing I Shall Want
March 17, 2023

James compares the tongue to a rudder of a ship.* Even though the tongue is a small part of the body, it steers our life. What we say determines our...

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Living Water
March 12, 2023

Come walk with me. Bring to mind, a peaceful restful place and imagine you are walking there. A place where you can connect with your surroundings. Become aware of -...

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Listen to Him
March 3, 2023

“When was the last time you were happy?” Such a question came to my mind a few years ago, as I* was giving out to God for all my miseries....

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The Joy of His Help
February 24, 2023

We all have plenty of reasons to live worried and stressed, trying to fix our lives in our own strength. That’s overwhelming. The Lenten desert invites us to come back...

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You are the place where God lives
February 17, 2023

We have many hidden treasures: gifts, talents and abilities that we haven’t even discovered yet. Still, the greatest treasure within us is the Spirit of God. Do you not know...

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Come to me
February 10, 2023

Tell him your worries and anxieties. You can talk to him about anything: your family, work, brokenness, faith, sadness, and what gives you joy. Entrust him your unforgiveness, confusion or...

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Share your bread with the hungry
February 3, 2023

Though I enjoy between three and five healthy meals a day, I moan whenever my appetite is not satisfied. Two decades ago, when facing long days with nothing to eat,...

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Rejoice and be glad
January 27, 2023

When I thought I had nothing to rejoice at, my spiritual director encouraged me to cease all other forms of prayer and focus on constant thanksgiving. Gratitude back then felt like...

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See a Great Light
January 21, 2023

Sometimes, when an evening felt empty and dark, I drove myself to Kilquade and watched St. Patrick's Church breathing peacefully light into the surrounding space. The stained glass colourfully broke...

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A Great Light
A Great Light
January 14, 2023

Christmas is about the child who became the bread of life, the baby who beamed as the light of the world. There is a mystery in Christmas far brighter than...

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The Baptism of our Lord
January 7, 2023

It is surprising that Jesus, the Saviour of the world, asks to be baptised by John. The request symbolises his desire to identify with us. At the same time he...

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God with us
God with us
December 17, 2022

It took some time for Joseph to accept that, in Mary, there truly was Emmanuel – God with us. God is with us now, but we sometimes struggle to perceive...

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Good News to the Poor
December 9, 2022

Faith is not primarily about answering abstract questions but about living the gospel. John the Baptist, who introduced Jesus to the crowds and proclaimed him the Lamb of God, faces...

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Content To Be Yourself
December 3, 2022

John the Baptist preaches with a great sense of urgency and drama. Because he is at peace with himself, he has the courage to be direct in his witness to...

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The Time Has Come
November 25, 2022

Have you ever found that being caught up in your own world makes you less sensitive to what is happening around you? One of the enemies of alert living is...

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Now the Church is his body
Now the Church is his body
November 18, 2022

Beaten and mocked, even agonizing on the cross, Jesus rules over the heavens and earth. In the last moments of his life, Jesus opens up paradise to let in those...

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Our Chance to Live the Good News
November 11, 2022

Every challenge is an opportunity to proclaim Good News. Praise from the depth of a broken heart is the most powerful Gospel. We are so blessed to have six worship...

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Resurrection and Loss
Resurrection and Loss
November 5, 2022

It is difficult to become a child of resurrection when you look at the name of your beloved inscribed on a grave. Seeing the date announcing the end of their...

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God in A minor
March 21, 2022

Singing is the temple where I experience God. The feeling of sound from within opens a divine spectrum of communication for me. I’m breathing out a sound, and at the...

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Just a bread away
February 1, 2022

God is so close. Just a breath away. The expansion of my lungs as the air enters my body is already a sign of God loving me at that very...

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Mission Outreach
Mission Outreach
December 21, 2021

SAAS - Sponsor An African Student Read about the support and successes of the SAAS Project in this years SAAS Christmas Newsletter Would you like to join us in this...

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My First Holy Communion Memory Card
My First Holy Communion Memory Card
November 16, 2021

“My First Holy Communion Memory Card” was created to help your child focus on creating a visible sign for the invisible journey ahead. You can either download the attachment and print out your...

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