Counting the cost… Any wise person interested in starting his or her own business will, first of all, come up with a good business plan. They will sit down and, with their accountants and others, try to calculate the risks involved and make sure they have all their costings right. They will want to leave [...]
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Signed with the Cross
In the ceremony of Baptism the priest says to the child that the whole Christian Community welcomes him/her with great joy. ‘In it’s name I claim you for Christ our saviour by the sign of the cross and I invite your parents and godparents to do the same’. The priest and family then make a [...]
Time to be set free
Very soon the dreaded leaving cert results will be distributed to thousands of students. It is a time of worry and opportunity. A time I’m sure many of us remember in all our lives. I think of the following story because fear and anxiety are forces that take away our fulfillment and peace. The story [...]
Shattered Dreams
Being called in to be told that your job is gone has, unfortunately, become a familiar scene for many a person. It’s not a nice experience. It’s difficult even to tell your family and friends. And it’s difficult to face the inevitable pressure of lack of money, lack of hope, and lack of self esteem. [...]
A New Way to address God…
When Jesus told his disciples to use the term “Father” to address God they must have been amazed! Jews never addressed God like that. They didn’t dare to. It was considered too intimate, too brazen a way in which to speak to the Almighty. Jesus uses the Aramaic word “Abba” for “father”. The English word [...]
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