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005 :
29 Dec 2007

AvatarThe meaning of Jesus… Fr John says this reflection was first published in Perth's "The Record" about fifteen years ago and drew passionate responses both in favour of what he wrote and others wanting to haul him over hot coals. Today he says he's not quite as angry as he was then with the institution but the thrust of what he wrote still holds. Rounding out his reflection from last Saturday, he argues we need to find the Christ-child within ourselves. It's an argument inviting us to view Jesus as the model for our lives. [more]

004 :
22 Dec 2007

AvatarThe meaning of Christmas… For the last two Saturdays of the year Fr John O'Keefe has two seasonal reflections which invite us to look at the meaning of Christmas through the eyes of children. He suggests: "One of the wonderful things about children is that they very soon learn to ask questions. Asking questions is also an important part of becoming fully human." [more]

003 :
13 Dec 2007

AvatarAdultism! One might well ponder if we need anymore "–isms" in the world especially one named "adultism". Fr John O'Keefe presents a stack of thoughts that are worth pondering in the lead-up to Christmas. [more]

002 :
08 Apr 2007

AvatarWhat is Spirituality? Due to an error on my part I had originally scheduled an Easter Sunday reflection here from Fr John O'Keefe. He had submitted a whole series of reflections which I have been posting on the discussion forum through Lent and up until Good Friday. Very late in the piece I discovered that his list did not include one for Easter Sunday when I thought it did. In its place I am republishing Fr John's wonderful reflection on Spirituality which we originally published on 19th September 2006. Fr John is a Vincentian priest based in Sydney. ...Ed. [more]

John also wrote a series of reflections which we published through the Sundays of Lent in 2007. Here are links to those reflections...

06 Apr 2007 Seeing the Good Friday story as life-giving
18 Mar 2007 God the Prodigal Father
11 Mar 2007 Knowing that we are loved
04 Mar 2007 The Transfiguration
25 Feb 2007 Temptation and the moral law

001 :
19 Sep 2006

AvatarSpirituality — what does it mean in a Christ-centred context? Fr John O'Keefe is a Vincentian priest of 49 years standing. In his first commentary for Catholica Australia he is exploring the question of what me mean by the term "spirituality" — but particularly within a Christ-centred context. [more]

 
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