Resource theme: Christian Faith
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Gathering Prayers
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Come to me all who are tired Come to me all who are excluded Come to me all who are overwhelmed Come to me all who are worried Come to me all who are busy Come to me all who are alone Come to me all who are angy Come to me all who are…
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Beginnings | Taking Time to Prepare
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Bible Passage In the second month of the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jozadak and the rest of the people (the priests and the Levites and all who had returned from the captivity to Jerusalem) began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years old…
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Preparing for the Unexpected
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Bible Passage So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ He will show…
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Preparing to Seek God
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Bible Passage I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. – Psalm 121:1-2 Reflection Working in universities means I spend much of my working time in cities. On an ordinary morning I have to go through Manchester to get into…
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An Introduction to Mimetic Theory: Part 2
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‘You do not understand that it is better for you to have one man die for the people than to have the whole nation destroyed.’ John 11:50 In the first article in this series, we outlined the first of Rene Girard’s big ideas: mimesis, the idea that we learn our desires from those around us,…
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An Introduction to Mimetic Theory
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‘Let the same mind be in you as was in Christ Jesus’ (Philippians 2:5) The notion of imitation is not new to us, nor was it new to Paul. Yet when we normally talk about imitation it is a surface thing, copying the accent and bodily tics of a celebrity. The kind of imitation that…
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The Beatitudes: Blessed Are The Merciful
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Bible Passage Blessed are the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them. Matthew 5:7 Reflection I write this in the wake of the terrible shooting at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Such a devastating attack in what should always be a safe and sacred space for worshippers feels like an assault on our religious…
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The Daily Examen
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The Examen is part of Ignatian spiritual practice and was the prayer that St. Ignatius asked those in his order to prioritise; once at noon and once in the evening. How to pray the Examen. Become aware of God’s presence. Ask God to bring clarity and understanding as you begin to review your day. Review the day…
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