Lent isn’t just about giving something up for a time. It’s about giving more of ourselves in order to get closer to God. We can give up something that we like to do, in order to make extra time to communicate with God — extra prayer time.
by Judith Turner · Published September 26, 2018 · Last modified October 8, 2018
‘Procrastination is the thief of time,” the mid-18th-century English poet and dramatist Edward Young said in his book Night Thoughts.
As physical exercise benefits the physical body, so does spiritual exercise benefit our real being — the part created in the image and likeness of God. First...
Christian Living / Christian Mission / Church / Turner
by Judith Turner · Published June 12, 2018 · Last modified June 17, 2018
One of the key principles of Catholic Social Teaching is justice and peace. But how can we bring this about? To answer this question we may take inspiration from the Mahatma Gandhi who said: “Be the change you want to see.”
A lovely experience of walking in snow recently reminded me of a spiritual retreat I once attended on the four principles of Indian spirituality. These principles all point to the fact that the circumstances of life are all sovereignly ordained by God.
Christian Living / Christmas / Turner
by Judith Turner · Published December 27, 2017 · Last modified December 16, 2017
The Gospel calls on us to always have our eyes and hearts open to those who suffer. Judith Turner writes about a woman who lived by that Gospel command.
by Judith Turner · Published November 25, 2017 · Last modified November 23, 2017
As my journey through life continues, I begin to understand more and more what the authors of the book of Proverbs 18:24 means: Some friends bring ruin on us, but a true friend is more loyal than a brother (or, indeed, sister).
Knitting, said Dorothy Day, “is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the...
St Paul writes to the Galatians: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” A few evenings ago I was driving home from work...
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship, said St Thomas Aquinas. Recently a friend circulated an article on friendship which I...
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