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QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD & FAITH

Witnesses of Jesus’ Resurrection

The theme of ‘witnesses’ – people who’ve experienced something – speaks to something that is really distinctive to the Christian faith. Christianity is not a philosophy – though it can incorporate philosophy; it’s not primarily a mysticism – though it can incorporate mysticism; it’s not a religion that comes welling up out of natural experience – though it can accommodate that. Christianity is about something that happened; and there were witnesses of it. Without that, Christianity falls apart.

QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD & FAITH

Evidence of the Resurrection

What is the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead? I want to focus on just one feature that John the Apostle especially draws attention to in his gospel account – namely, the burial cloths left behind in the tomb.

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Committing ourselves afresh to the journey towards freedom

Today the Catholic Church celebrates Ash Wednesday and the beginning of a fresh season of Lent, in preparation for the remembrance of Jesus’ Passion and the celebration of his Resurrection at Easter. Holy Week & Easter remind us of the great love of God, seen in Jesus’ birth, suffering, death and resurrection for us –

QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD & FAITH

How did God come to exist?

Questions from kids about God From an 8-yr old boy: How did God come to exist? Here’s the quick answer: The question’s a really good one, because as we look around our world, everything comes to be. You came to be, I came to be. We ask, ‘When is your birthday?’ That’s the only way

LOVING FROM THE HEART

Why ‘praying your desire’ works

Desires are yearnings or longings – they’re what our heart needs, to be whole. For example, the desire for freedom or worth or belonging or approval or recognition. And when you’re empty of one of them; when you don’t get it – like if you’ve been rejected all your life, and you’ve never received acceptance;

QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD & FAITH

Why did God make bad germs?

Questions from kids about God From a 6-year-old boy: Why did God make bad germs? He’s asking why did God make bad germs – like viruses for example. Right now, we’re all dealing with that. We have this coronavirus and we wonder why would God have done this. Here’s one way maybe, to look at

QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD & FAITH

Is God bigger than an elephant?

Questions from kids about God From a 4-yr old girl: Is God bigger than an elephant? Think about this: say you’ve got a dog, a horse and an elephant – you’ve got big, bigger, biggest. That’s the way we look at the world. Now it’s not like you’ve got a dog, a horse, an elephant