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Praise the Lord, my soul! (Psalm response for 26th Sunday). So many of the psalms are hymns of praise of God. Like Hildegard, let us fashion our lives to be such expressions of thanks and praise.

Fire of the Holy Spirit. Hildegard – abbess and mystic, writer, poet, composer and artist.

Soul Matters - Chris Gleeson SJ
‘I’ll be there!’. Jesuit John Drury devoted more than thirty years to the promotion of Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises.

Tête à Tête — Mary Manning
The lyre and harp of God’s kindness. Hildegard of Bingen was renowned in her own time as a mystic, artist and scholar, and revered today as an inspiration to prayer, especially through her music.

A local habitant. At the launch of the latest book of Peter Steele’s, Morag Fraser reflects on the delights brought to us by his poetry and homilies.

Pilgrims on the way - Rosie Hoban
Your best is all you can do. FCJ Sister Mary O’Shannessy has devoted her life to the care of the visually impaired at Villa Maria.

A tragic journey. Preparations are advanced for an expedition to trace the journey of Burke and Wills. Founding editor of Madonna, Michael Watson sj, told the story of their tragic voyage in a long essay.

Family Matters – Teresa Pirola
A giant of a man. A son pays tribute to his father.

Your Daily Prayer — September & October. A prayerful reflection on the scripture readings for every day of the month.

The power of story — Elizabeth Pike
A woman clothed with the sun. The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe reveals some amazing aspects of the heavens.

A Cloud of Witnesses - Edmund Campion
Publisher for Vatican II. Geoffrey Chapman began a publishing venture in England that led the way in religious and theological publishing around Vatican II.

A lady of charity. Louise de Marillac, guided by St Vincent de Paul, formed her ‘little company of charity’, with its convent the streets and homes of the poor.

Bread for the Journey — Peter Steele SJ
The wild prayer of longing. The deep expression of human yearning, in the words of W. H. Auden, is a kind of prayer.

One of the great teachers. As we approach the beatification of John Henry Newman, we turn to Pope Benedict’s speech on the occasion of the centenary of Newman’s birth.

September / October 2010

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