Comments for Marist Messenger

Comment on Wednesday16 November by jhun escalnte

jhun escalnte — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:55:37 +0000

thanks you for your daily gospel

Comment on Kiwis taking their own lives. by Trish

Trish — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:53:24 +0000

Thank you. A welcome and thought-provoking article. God does indeed love each and every one of us with passion.

Comment on The Basket by Breda Bernstein

Breda Bernstein — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:46:17 +0000

Five friends gather at my place after Sunday Mass for coffee and faith support we had all been moved to tears by The Basket.
It is a wonderful pro life story.
Breda

Comment on Blasphemy by Bob R

Bob R — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:04:51 +0000

I agree with this article. It seems to me that we have to respect every other person's beliefs etc, but we are not allowed the same courtesy.

Comment on Ordained 40 Years: 1971 – 2011 by Trish

Trish — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:42:08 +0000

I went to St Mary's College in Wellington with Pat's cousin, Margaret, and met him a couple of times though her. What a lovely guy he was then! As a teenager, I thought he was a great loss (to women - ha! ha!) when he entered the seminary, but his life has obviously been filled with purpose and fulfilment. Congratulations on this great anniversary.

Comment on Buddhist Meditation – What can we learn? by Liz

Liz — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:22:57 +0000

Wouldn't it reveal the Kingdom of God, here and now, if we could but show and practice, the generosity of spirit that Jesus did:
to always give the other a second chance;
to always look at the heart and not the happenstance;
to listen carefully to the other side of the story;
to recognise faith and not fixate on faults;
to not judge in haste but ponder in our heart;
to commit to compassion, not contention or control.
How about we let God be God?
How about we acknowledge, that bidden or not bidden, God is present?
How about we recognise that we are all pilgrims, trying to find our way home?
There is no right or wrong way. Simply God's way.

Comment on Not Translating the “Our Father” by Jan

Jan — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:29:54 +0000

The Christchurch Diocese did not introduce the "New Our Father" as it was not approved by Rome despite several requests by the Bishops and the Bishops did not have the authority to introduce it.

Comment on Buddhist Meditation – What can we learn? by Jan

Jan — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:54:53 +0000

Also publishing a picture of Bhuddha is highly questionable to me when God Himself said, "Thou shalt have no false gods before Me".

Comment on Buddhist Meditation – What can we learn? by Jan

Jan — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:53:17 +0000

What can we learn from Bhuddist meditation? To be Bhuddists who do not believe in Christ. Highly dangerous to suggest Catholics should follow Bhuddists in any way, shape or form. As Marists you should be suggesting to Bhuddists what they can gain from Christian meditation, not the other way around.

Comment on Sage Bouquet by joan ODea

joan ODea — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:28:59 +0000

What poignant words thank you
Joan