The passion pattern
Fr Chris Gleeson SJ
It is joy and fun that connects us to God and each other.
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True togetherness
Fr Chris Gleeson SJ
The value of mission is that it keeps people together even when separated physically.
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Dancing to God's Beat
Fr Chris Gleeson SJ
God is the perfect dance partner if we learn to listen to him and follow his lead.
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Put out into the deep*
Fr Chris Gleeson SJ. 04 May 2020
We need to develop a deep understanding and appreciation of what is important, rather than living life on the surface.
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Silence is opportunity
Fr Chris Gleeson SJ. 02 March 2020
Silences not an absence but rather a consciousness toward other people or toward God.
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Bring back the table
Fr Chris Gleeson SJ
To sit around the kitchen or dining room table and share a meal, is to share yourself – to open up to companionship.
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A big heart
Fr Chris Gleeson SJ
Strong and caring families can be a wonderful avenue for building communities where each person is valued and respected for themselves.
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Watching our words
Fr Chris Gleeson SJ. 06 May 2019
Poetry is a language ideally suited to a spiritual life.
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I am a mission
Fr Chris Gleeson SJ
We become our true selves and identify our true character by learning to serve.
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Happiness in service
Fr Chris Gleeson SJ
Real joy comes from community, not from the rugged promotion of the individual.
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Holding
Chris Gleeson SJ. 01 March 2018
For much of 2017 we Australian Jesuits and many of our lay companions have been engaged in a marathon listening exercise in preparation for some hefty apostolic planning for the Province. It is called strategy planning in corporate speak. This revelation that Jesuits could exercise enough discipline to participate in spiritual conversation requiring active listening and intentional speaking might surprise some of our readers. Well, let me assure you that the old Native American adage 'listen or your tongue will make you deaf' has been heard and taken seriously.
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Making music with what remains
Chris Gleeson SJ
Readers of the Melbourne Herald Sun might remember the very moving interview journalist Hamish McLachlan conducted with Angie Cunningham over a five-month period. Angie was a young woman who was afflicted in 2012 with a terrible motor neurone disease. She was also a friend of mine, and recently I wrote something on the theme of ‘connection’ which centred around her story.
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