It is a rebuke and opportunity for many of us, myself included, that Mother Theresa has said, "I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbour.
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Anam Cara in Irish means: 'soul friend.' We all need one.
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I think of the words of Jean Vanier, founder of the L'Arche Communities (one of which is in Richmond Hill, Toronto) as I ponder how the church is best built up to strengthen people and bless the ho
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In the New Testament record of St. John (John 21: 1-14) we find Jesus appearing once more to his disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.
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Several times, when I was a boy, living in my family on the small market garden farm of my father, our cat Rusty left a ‘gift’ at our backdoor.
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“Instead of long-term commitment, the postmodern self just moves on – to the next next show, to the next relationship.”
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I reflect on my neediness, struggles, fears and loves in relationships. I learn that I can receive from someone’s going as well as from their being present, that my nostalgia for the past and my f
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In the summer sunshine heat and stresses of life, deep relationships, like swimming pools, are very welcome gifts.
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