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December 2009 Update
December 17, 2009 by cjpcbrisbane
In biblical revelation, peace is much more than the simple absence of war; it represents the fullness of life. Far from being the work of human hands, it is one of the greatest gifts that God offers to all men and women, and it involves obedience to the divine plan. Peace is the effect of the blessings that God bestows on his people: “The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace”. This peace produces fruitfulness, well-being, prosperity, absence of fear and profound joy.
Today the subject of development is also closely related to the duties arising from our relationship to the natural environment. The environment is God’s gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations and towards humanity as a whole. When nature, including the human being, is viewed as the result of mere chance or evolutionary determinism, our sense of responsibility wanes. In nature, the believer recognizes the wonderful result of God’s creative activity, which we may use responsibly to satisfy our legitimate needs, material or otherwise, while respecting the intrinsic balance of creation. If this vision is lost, we end up either considering nature an untouchable taboo or, on the contrary, abusing it. Neither attitude is consonant with the Christian vision of nature as the fruit of God’s creation.
The Web of the Cross
February 10, 2008 by cjpcbrisbaneThis site is a meditation using the Way of the Cross. Each “station” is linked to a web site that invites you to a response in faith to the suffering Christ in our global village. Some sites provide a directed meditation, others take you to a page of links for your reflection.
This series is based on the revised Stations of the Cross released by the Congregation of Rites in 1975. Visit the Online images of this series of the Stations by Peter Schipperheyn, created for Notre Dame University Fremantle. W.A.
This site has its origins in a Spirituality Project of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission in Brisbane for 2000, the Year of Great Jubilee The 2009 version has been updated and includes a selection of sites from International Sources as well as Australia.
| How to Pray Online Set aside a regular time for this prayer, perhaps when you ‘boot up” each day or as a way of closing your day’s work. Take your time to let the image or text find a home in your heart. Spend some time in silent “companionship” with each station. There is a link below that provides a form for you to share your reflections on this experience. As these comments may be published on this site I suggest you only use a first name or initials for the sake of identity. No email addresses of contributors will be published.The images and text on your screen are provided as a visual aid to your prayer. As you move through the sites offered you will need to use the “back” button on your browser to return to this page. It is recommended that you spread the” Stations” over several days or the whole season of Lent.The box indicating the number of each station is linked to the Scripture reference. The title of each station takes you to a reflection web site. |
“Jesus of the People” Janet McKenzie jmckenzie2000@hotmail.comUsed with Permission of the Artist
 Jesus of the people |
Introduction to Commentaries on the Passion Gospels
by Donald Senior, C.P
Imagine a new Spirituality
September 10, 2007 by cjpcbrisbane
God in the gallery (Laura Gascoigne)
Prayer Windows -
www.prayerwindows.com
This site is about how to pray with art. It presents a web gallery of works of US Jesuit Bob Gilroy designed to inspire viewers’ faith as well as their desire to be more creative. There is also an online retreat, a more organised, extended version of prayer with paintings based upon the Spiritual Exercises by St. Ignatius, and a series of essays on prayer and art (including ‘Spiritual Art Can Serve Others‘).
The Spirit of Women
September 10, 2007 by cjpcbrisbaneThe Spirit of the Earth
September 10, 2007 by cjpcbrisbaneCatholic Earthcare Australia
Catholic Conservation Centre
Christianity and Nature
A Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops on Global Change
Environmental Ethics & Public Policy Program
Liturgy Resources
Murri Spirituality
Statement of Pope John Paul 11 Jan 17 2001
GreenSpirit:
Justice priest tells Tasmanian forest congregation that ‘God is a greenie’
Biography of Thomas Berry (NCR August 2001)
Ethics and Ecology A paper delivered to the Harvard Seminar on Environmental Values Harvard University, April 9, 1996 by Thomas Berry
An Electronic Archive of Selected Papers by Thomas Berry
Best medicine — a healthy globe (NCR August 2001)
An interview with Thomas Berry, by Betty Didcoct
The Spirit of our Land
September 10, 2007 by cjpcbrisbaneThe First Supper Susan Dorothea White
The Australian Student Christian Movement
The Australian Quaker Homepage
A History of the MANDORLA ART PRIZE
The Monastery A Passionist project in Adelaide
Prayer for our Time The multimedia prayers available on this and linked pages require the Flash™ plug-in for your web-browser as well as a sound card and loudspeakers. The Flash™ plug-in is available as a free download from http://www.macromedia.com/downloads
Spirituality for Global Mission
September 10, 2007 by cjpcbrisbane
- Tribute to Dom Helder Camara 1909-1999
- Joseph Campbell Foundation
- Thomas Merton
- Friendship House
- Non-violence
- The Religious Society of Friends
Commentaries on the readings for the Sundays & holy days of the year of Mark.
September 10, 2007 by cjpcbrisbanecomments, ideas, prayers, analysis, imagery, liturgy resources,
reconciliation, theology, justice issues, society & culture, economics, the world, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Jesus of the People
September 30, 2006 by cjpcbrisbane
Late in 1999 Janet McKenzie’s painting “Jesus of the People” was selected winner of the National Catholic Reporter’s competition for a new image of Jesus by judge, Sister Wendy Beckett, host of the PBS show “Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting”. In the words of Sister Wendy, “This is a haunting image of a peasant Jesus – dark, thick-lipped, looking out on us with ineffable dignity, with sadness but with confidence. Over His white robe He draws the darkness of our lack of love, holding it to Himself, prepared to transform all sorrows if we will let Him.”
Welcome
September 28, 2006 by cjpcbrisbanePlease join in the discussion and reflections that inspire our journey to justice.
