We have celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Encyclical Laudato Si’, which sought to draw attention to the cry of the earth and of the poor. Continue reading “House of Prayer July-August 2020”
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House of Prayer May – June 2020
At this time of difficulty we pray “May we who are merely inconvenienced, remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable.” Continue reading “House of Prayer May – June 2020”
September – October HOP 2019
At the edge
It’s scary and breath-taking
Living at the edge of life Continue reading “September – October HOP 2019”
May – June HOP 2019
Holy Spirit, giving life to all life, Continue reading “May – June HOP 2019”
November-December HOP 2018
Lord Jesus, master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas. Continue reading “November-December HOP 2018”
September – October 2018 HOP
“The transcendence that the church preaches is not alienation; it is not going to heaven to think about eternal life and forget about the problems on earth. Continue reading “September – October 2018 HOP”
May – June HOP 2018
Pope Francis, whose devotion to Mary is well-known, on Saturday the 7th April, established a new feast for the Catholic Church devoted to Mary as the “Mother of the Church,” to be celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost. Continue reading “May – June HOP 2018”
January and February 2018 House of Prayer
This edition of House of Prayer starts with the theme of Migrants and refugees: men and women in search of peace.
“In a spirit of compassion, let us embrace all those fleeing from war and hunger, or forced by discrimination, persecution, poverty and environmental degradation to leave their homelands. Continue reading “January and February 2018 House of Prayer”
House of Prayer Nov-Dec
In this season of Advent, we are called to expand the horizons of our hearts, to be amazed by the life which presents itself each day with newness. In order to do this, we must learn to not depend on our own certainties, on our own established strategies, Continue reading “House of Prayer Nov-Dec”
HOP for September and October
“Divine Love is like a fire which cannot be locked up for it is impossible to love God and not to labour to extend God’s glory”. Mary Ward