A Good Friday Reflection
Drawing on many references found through his extensive reading, Brendan Comerford SJ reflects on living with suffering in the light of the life and death of Jesus.
The talk is also available as audio only:
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Drawing on many references found through his extensive reading, Brendan Comerford SJ reflects on living with suffering in the light of the life and death of Jesus.
The talk is also available as audio only:
Lectio divina (literally 'Holy Reading') is sometimes referred to as the 'Benedictine method of prayer'. It was actually practised by praying Christians long before Saint Benedict (c.480-c.550) came on the scene. However, by the Middle Ages, lectio divina was 'sorted' into a tidy scheme, a scheme which is practised to this day. The scheme was devised by a famous Cistercian monk named Guigo II, Prior of the Grande Chartreuse, France, around 1180, in his classic work, The Ladder of Monks.
Isn't the Internet great when, for example, you wonder about the word quarantine and its connection with Lent? There is so much good online that we can settle for the merely interesting. God's spirit is delightfully present when we find life and inspiration unexpectedly, when we have the time and opportunity to allow ourselves to be digitally blessed.
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Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), all programmes from Monday 16 March until Monday 10 August 2020 are cancelled or postponed.
Manresa follows the guidelines and expectations published in relation to Coronavirus (COVID–19).