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How Mary united both perfect sorrow and peace during the Passion
Our Lady's sorrow at the Passion was no blind grief, but a conscious sharing in God’s saving will.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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If we are 'slaves,' what kind of Master is God?
The two masters that Christ puts before us are wholly different. It is emphatically not 'Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven,' as Milton put…
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Are we the 'slaves' of God – and what happens if we refuse his dominion?
If God is our Master, are we his servants... or slaves?
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
God will not be outdone in protecting his servants
It may not always be in the form that we desire or expect, but that's because God's protection exceeds our limited ideas.
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What are we supposed to learn from Jesus healing the ten lepers?
Only one of the ten lepers returned to thank Our Lord.
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Even the best are 'unprofitable servants' – and this is a source of joy
We have an unpayable debt to God, as he made us and holds us in existence.
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The power of faith in seemingly impossible situations
The Christian life is as arduous as uprooting a mulberry tree – made possible by supernatural faith.
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Why scandals are inevitable – and are especially evil in the clergy
No-one should be more afraid of causing scandal than those in Holy Orders, Fr Coleridge says.
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The final stage of Our Lord's pre-Passion ministry
As the Passion approaches, Our Lord intensifies his formation of the Apostles, preparing them for the kind of lives they will have to lead when they are…
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Why Jesus is the Good Samaritan of the parable
Why does Christ call Himself a Samaritan, accepting a name of reproach – and how does the parable match up to the Incarnation and Redemption?
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The Good Samaritan and using religion as an excuse for neglect
Our Lord shatters narrow debates by showing that love of neighbour is proved only in action: the Samaritan saw a brother where others saw a burden.
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External rituals and theological debates are nothing without love
The parable of the Good Samaritan reveals both practical and theological truth – and shows that without love, religion can deteriorate into emptiness.
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Have we made the wrong assumptions about the Good Samaritan parable and its context?
Was the lawyer who prompted the parable trying to trick Our Lord, and make himself look good – or something else?
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The link between the healing of the deaf-mute and the Agony in the Garden
Christ’s groan before healing the deaf-mute reveals the sorrow, humility and hidden power behind every miracle—and the danger of misusing restored…
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Father Coleridge Reader
Father Coleridge Reader
Gospel-focused spiritual reading, based around the liturgical year and the life of Christ, by the English Catholic hero Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ.
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