The Gospel reading of today’s liturgy is the well known parable of the Sower sowing the seed (Luke 8:4-15) What really is left to say about this parable? In fact it is pretty straight-forward in its message, especially as Jesus himself gives the explanation! So I decided today at...
Heart Spirituality
Unconditional Love as Faith
Acknowledging Universalis Commentary for Gospel of Thursday Week 24 Ordinary Time This is a story of devotion and repentance, but a story also of the welcome of Jesus. A story of the unconditional love of God, embodied in Jesus, the incarnation of the Divine Covenant made by God with...
Treasures of the Heart
Our Lady of Sorrows The devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows flourished in the Middle Ages, and the hymn Stabat Mater was composed for it; At the Cross her station keeping,stood the mournful Mother weeping,close to her Son to the last. Through her heart, His sorrow sharing,all His bitter...
Heart Spirituality: a Process Approach
By Chris Chaplin, msc INTRODUCTION It has been said, “A healthy church is a missionary church”. This might lead us to an end of the “managing decline” approach to leadership, in favour of looking for signs of life in the Spirit. A General Conference is a good opportunity to...
Seyyed Hossein Nasr – God and Man
Protected: Healing Retreat Vietnam
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Deep Listening
How Stress Effects Your Body
How stress affects your body The long-term effects of stress on your body Posted by TED-Ed on Thursday, 22 October 2015
Blame
Separating God’s Will from my false-self
Is there something we need to face? When we know that what is given in our lives is an expression of the Divine Seed, we express it in thought, word and deed. When we reach a place of knowing that everything we receive is given by God then we...
Empathy
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Empathy – another thought
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“Didn’t Our Hearts Burn Within Us” – Retreat, Shoalwater, W.A., October 2014
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Psychological Aspects of Human Spirituality
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Spiritual Diseases
10 spiritually transmitted diseases Written by Edmunds on January 3, 2014 http://ayahuascaprajna.com/2014/01/03/10-spiritually-transmitted-diseases/ The following 10 categorizations are not intended to be definitive but are offered as a tool for becoming aware of some of the most common spiritually transmitted diseases. 1. Fast-Food Spirituality: Mix spirituality with a culture that...
Enneagram: Adelaide 2014
Spiritual Dimensions of the Enneagram Two Weekend workshops on the Enneagram were held in Adelaide, 17-18 and 24-25 May 2014. Participants were introduced to the Enneagram by facilitator Chris Chaplin msc. The Enneagram is a methodology for understanding the human journey from compulsivity and sin, to pathways of freedom through...
Enneagram Resources
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He loved his son.
This is a tragic story of an inspiring woman. She doesn’t seem to stand in anger blaming. She her inconsolable grief she still reiterates the love that was there between her son and his father. She has taught me much about standing in the field of love. Let us in our...
Ensure humanity is served by wealth not ruled by it.
Pope’s Message to World Economic Forum “I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth and not ruled by it.” Pope Francis has sent a message to the World Economic Forum in Davos, delivered by Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace,...
Spirituality and Happiness
Study Suggests That Spirituality Is Key To Kids’ Happiness January 13, 2014 by Arjun Walia at http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/01/13/study-suggests-that-spirituality-is-key-to-kids-happiness/#sthash.D6wcTfaN.dpuf A professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, and his colleagues Ben Coleman and Judi Wallace have conducted a study which suggests that spirituality is key to children’s happiness....