Jesus goes into the desert for forty days to engage in spiritual battle with the devil, the tempter. Our Lenten journey is modelled on that same spiritual combat. While the times are difficult, we don’t need to lessen our penance, but use the traditional means of prayer, fasting and alms......
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“Small is beautiful” has been an inspirational slogan for Nasarean from the beginning, so your generous supporting enabling another family business to start is a small moment of joy! The first Coffee Shop in Bartella, Iraq, owned by Karam Youseph and Robel Kheder has just opened, thanks to......
Scripture tells us the “fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Today, as Pope Benedict identified, people are more concerned about the fear of men - what people think of us and about us. Gospel living expects boldness in proclaiming the Word, like the Apostles in Acts. They......
The Church gives us many special days of prayer, for all kinds of intentions. The Pope has given us a very special day to pray for our Grandparents and the elderly. This is a beautiful example of the counter-culture of Christianity:as the elderly are ignored and mistreated we offer the......
We can hear a Scripture passage multiple times but always find something new and inspiring. The story of the Prodigal Son reminds us that freedom comes, not from abandoning the Father’s house, but from returning. Paradise is being in the presence of the Father, finding solace in the wounds of......