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A few years back I went to Taize with some friends. I loved it there, but one thing I struggled with at first were the times of silence. A key part of the prayer times is the invitation to spend a few minutes silently with your own thoughts. As the week goes on, the time increases.For the first few days...

In the first post in this series, we cautioned against falling into the trap of doing more and more of the things that don't work. This is an important point, but it throws up a crucial question:How do you tell the difference between something not working, and something that hasn't taken hold yet? There...

In the first of our series of short thoughts on prayer, I want to start by cautioning against falling into 'the time trap'. This is the fallacy which says that the more time for prayer we factor into a programme, the better that is. Or, more to the point, it"s about thinking that time makes up for the...

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One thing we get asked about a lot on this site, and one thing there is a great deal of confusion about is the Eucharistic Prayers for Masses with Children. The Awesome Catholic Leader (Aussie Catholic publication) had a great article, which we have reproduced in full…

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http://video.ted.com/talk/podcast/2013G/None/DavidSteindlRast_2013G-480p.mp4

A brilliant TED talk by David Steindl-Rast, the Austrian Benedictine.

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Taken from Scott Hahn"s blog.

The giving of the Spirit to the new people of God crowns the mighty acts of the Father in salvation history.

The Jewish feast of Pentecost called all devout Jews to Jerusalem to celebrate their birth as God"s chosen people, in the covenant Law given to Moses at Sinai (see...

A brilliant Pentecost piece from Busted Halo:

On Pentecost Sunday, God breathed the Holy Spirit into the apostles to remind them that they were not alone. Jesus had died, risen from the dead, and ascended into heaven. Jesus" followers were afraid and unsure of their future. The Holy Spirit came to comfort...

I found this on the Premier Youthwork Magazine website – . a site you should all check out by the way (and subscribe too!)

As we approach the most stressful part of a young person's year, Youthwork writer's day attendee has some words of advice and support for teenagers preparing for and going through...

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Years ago, I was asked a rather odd question – if the Catholic Church started canonising non-Catholics, which of them would you like to see made saints? It"s almost certainly never going to happen, but it"s still an interesting question. These days, I guess the prime candidate would be Brother...

Recently Busted Halo (great site, as we keep saying!) had a question about which books are good to read for introducing people to scripture. Here"s what they answered:

Before even buying a book about the Bible, the first step is to buy a well-reputed study Bible. The Catholic Study Bible, the New Oxford...

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Great piece from Busted Halo. Here"s a slice…

For many Catholics, the mystery involved with receiving Holy Communion remains a distant reality. The language that the Church uses to define the mystery of the Eucharist is heavily philosophic, thus making it perhaps even more difficult to understand....