‘Pray continually and never lose heart’ (Luke 18:11)
We rarely thing of the ordinary actions of everyday as prayer. Yet throughout the New Testament we are called to pray always, to enter...
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Spirituality
- 3 days ago
Joy!
The ‘Joy of the Gospel’, Evangelii Gaudium, is one of Pope Francis’ recent encyclicals. ‘Listen, I bring you news of great joy’ Luke 1:44...
- Sep 19
The surprise of the moment
"Your Spirit is blowing in each of our hearts....Your Living Water springs up in our encounters.” (Acts of the General Chapter 2001)...
- Sep 12
Good parenting and education
Father Barré knew the importance of early childhood and the impact of parents' behaviour on their children. The teachers he trained were...
- Aug 30
‘To enable each one to grow according to their own unique giftedness’
Fr. Barré was profoundly aware that every person is created in the image of God and that Jesus identifies with every human being. He was...
- Aug 23
Love, the Way of Abandonment
God first loved us. It is he who first loved us and loved us from all eternity. He took the initiative to love out of His infinite...
- Aug 2
Celebrating Life
Being consciously in God’s presence is not only possible when I sit and pray, but also when I practice seeing the goodness of God in...
- Jul 21
Blessed Nicolas Barré's Life
Poem by a Student in Singapore Blessed Nicolas Barré was born on 21 Ocotober 1621 in Amiens. He Loved to help the needy ans provided...
- Jul 17
Oh Jesus, oh love!
‘To establish the reign of Jesus Christ in every heart’, to help men and women to make Him known to those around them, ‘to follow Him in...
- Jul 6
Prayer, the road to Encounter
Through prayer, everything in life gradually becomes an experience of God. He visits us when he wishes. Sometimes, it seems to be at a...
- Jun 20
‘To walk in the Ways of Jesus’
Animated by the Spirit of God, Nicolas Barré lived the life of an apostle, mystic and educator. Possessed and molded by the Spirit he...
- Jun 13
Trusting in Divine Providence
It was Pope Francis who said that “the newness of Jesus in our lives is the beginning of commitment and witness.” It is so not only in...
- Jun 6
"I am doing something new"
When we welcomed 2020 we could never have imagined what lay ahead. As we adapted to not being able to do our normal things we reached for...
- May 30
Shortly before his death on 31/May 1686...
Fr. Barré’s final words to the community: ‘You are a small body in the church, I shall ask the Holy Spirit to be always its source of...
- May 23
A happy and joyful Pentecost to all!
How can we not feel challenged when we reread the moving account in the Acts of the Apostles? Men, who have been released from their...
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