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An app to support New Year resolutions?

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

As we enter into our Archdiocese’s Third Pastoral Priority – Regenerating the Moral and Spiritual Values of our Society, let us reflect on how we can develop our spirituality during 2014. 

Today many people are using new technology to help them maintain their resolutions. There are many free/cheap apps that one can download onto a smartphone or tablet to help achieve one’s goals. As Douglas Saunders, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, says: “The best resolutions are specific, measurable, achievable, rewardable and timely. And, because tech never sleeps, apps can help people remember what they need to do to achieve their new goals.”

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Sacred Spaces

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Epiphany – when Christ was made manifest to the whole world. As we reflect on the adoration of baby Jesus by the Magi who came from the East, on the Baptism of Jesus, and on the first miracle he performed at the wedding feast at Cana, let us also reflect on the missionary nature of our Church. The New Evangelisation requires us to go forth and proclaim the Good News with renewed ardour, methods and expression. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI made it clear that the New Evangelisation is not a single formula meant for all circumstances. First and foremost, he said, it is a personal, profound experience of God.

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