Laudato Si

June 27.  “‘We used to sing a song about the wise man and the rock at home in the olden days when you kids were young, and when we did pray and read the Bible together at home,” Neal said.  “It was nice then, but I don’t know if that kind of thing would work now….

June 25. Bernadette thought to herself,  “Much of what the church is teaching us seems to be kind of negative, “don’t do this, or look at the problem side.” When I was confirmed I decided to put a different message on my wall in my room, and also on my facebook wall….

June 24. Birth Of John the Baptist.  “JB is one of my favourite saints, Alan said.   “He was a specially chosen person but he chose to respond to what he had to do, preached a message of repentance and conversion. Why are so many of our young people so…

June 23.  Sunday 12B.  Fr Kgomotso posed a question. “Why do you think so many natural disasters seem to be happening around the world?  Why not go and discuss it with your families.” The Masons did and it became quite a heated discussion.  “People…

June 22.  Which girl, or boy, for that matter, hasn’t stood in front of their cupboard before a party and said, “I’ve got nothing to wear?”  It’s funny that Jesus chose such practical examples, but maybe in an exaggerated way, to make his point. Nowadays…

June 21.    The YCS group to which Patrick belonged had members who came from rich families as well as poor families, with most of them in between. Deacon Samuel led a meditation on the topic of “treasure.”  “It’s really hard to imagine but Jesus…

June 20. This way of praying is becoming one of my pet hates,” Georgina declared, “empty phrases, words that have lost their meaning.  We seem to just babble on.  I think we’ve fallen into the same trap that Jesus warned us about.  It does worry me but…