Tag: Healing

If you want to make real changes in your spiritual life, then be specific, says Philippa Martyr.

A monk from the mountains of Lebanon continues to inspire big faith in the heart of Revesby. St Luke’s Parish will celebrate the feast of St Charbel on Sunday, 20 July, beginning with a 10am Mass led by Bishop Daniel Meagher, followed by a vibrant celebration in the parish grounds.

When we marry, we each bring a mental picture of what a spouse ‘should’ be - how a husband should act, what a wife should do, or what family life should look like. These images aren’t formed in a vacuum; they’re rooted in our family of origin.

In the Gospel of St Luke (8:43-48), we encounter the story of the haemorrhaging woman who, for 12 long years, suffered physically from her affliction, emotionally from isolation, and spiritually from believing she was unworthy.

“The Son of Man must be lifted up, like the serpent Moses lifted up in the desert” (Jn 3:14). It’s an extraordinary thing for Jesus to compare Himself with a snake, for in the ancient world serpent-gods were amongst the worst. Apep, the Egyptian god of chaos, took the form of a serpent.

The words of healing that Christ spoke to the paralytic are the epitome of true love: “My son, your sins are forgiven.” Yet we remain “paralysed” in so many areas of life, writes Salwa Elias

A faith-based retreat program called Grief to Grace is offering healing to people who have experienced physical, emotional, sexual or spiritual abuse and trauma within church, family, workplace or other contexts

Whether miniscule or massive, hardships we encounter in our lives can trigger a cycle of doubt, anxiety, and loneliness. We can convince ourselves that we lack the graces required to ask God for help, or deem ourselves unworthy of aid.

By Anne-Marie Boudib According to the Maronite Lectionary, the third Sunday in Lent offers us the reading of the haemorrhaging woman. It follows the trend...

By Francine & Byron Pirola Have you ever experienced the situation when someone has apologised but, while the words were said it lacked something, making...

US Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee said the life and work of Project Rachel founder Vicki Thorn, who died unexpectedly on 20 April, stand...

Hundreds gathered at Rome's Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis in his first public appearance following surgery.