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Spirituality of Conflict Reading conflict through the lens of the gospels Spirituality of Conflict Reading conflict through the lens of the gospels This Week's Reading Advent 1 Matt 24:3644 By Janet Foggie
Some people repeat the sentiment that God does not give us burdens we cannot carry. Question for yourself whether this is true? Is having an easy or bearable life something we can take credit for? Is it a gift from a Santa Claus like God who hears our wishes?
Read More Featured Article Conflicts: some need to be solved, some are part of the human condition.
Pdraig Tuama (former leader of the Corrymeela Community) speaking about conflicts and the gospels, and how some conflicts are to be resolved, whereas other conflicts inspire the human experience.
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We are delighted to offer resources for people of faith to explore spirituality and conflict in their own lives. If you are in need of personal support, we recommend:
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The Samaritans.
Contacting your local GP.
Calendar (Current Cycle) Year A Year B Year C Violence Advent 1 Matt 24:3644 By Janet Foggie Conflict Skills, Risk 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 25: 113 By Pat Bennett Paradox 24th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 25:1430 By Janet Foggie Justice Reign of Christ Matthew 25:3146 By Janet Foggie Argument and Anger, Justice, Power and Privilege Advent 2 Matthew 3:112 By Janet Foggie Exclusion and Prejudice Advent 3 Matthew 11:211 By Janet Foggie Power and Privilege Advent 4 Matthew 1:1825 By Janet Foggie Christmas Day Luke 2:114 By Janet Foggie Inner Journey Baptism of the Lord Matthew 3:1317 By Trevor Williams Justice, Power and Privilege, Relationships Second Sunday after Epiphany John 1:2942 By Trevor Williams Justice, Power and Privilege, Relationships Second Sunday after Epiphany John 1:2942 By Trevor Williams Boundaries, Risk Third Sunday after Epiphany Matt 4:1223 By Trevor Williams Justice, Paradox, Peace, Power and Privilege Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Matthew 5:112 By Alex Wimberly Conflict Skills Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Matthew 5:1320 By Alex Wimberly Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Matthew 5:2137 By Alex Wimberly Transfiguration Sunday Matt 17:19 By Ellis Barnsley Transfiguration Sunday Matt 17:19 By Ellis Barnsley Inner Journey, Relationships Ash Wednesday Matthew 6:16, 1621 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey First Sunday in Lent Matthew 4:111 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey Second Sunday in Lent Luke 9:2836 (3743a) By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Exclusion and Prejudice, Gender, Inner Journey Third Sunday in Lent John 4:542 By Pdraig Tuama Boundaries, Exclusion and Prejudice, Power and Privilege Fourth Sunday of Lent Joh 9:141 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Transformation Fifth Sunday of Lent John 11:145 By Pdraig Tuama Palm Sunday Matthew 21:111 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Boundaries, Relationships Holy Week 2020: Monday John 12:111 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey, Paradox Holy Week 2020: Tuesday John 12:2036 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey, Relationships Holy Week 2020: Wednesday John 13:2132 By Pat Bennett Holy Week 2020: Maundy Thursday John 13:117, 31b35 By Pat Bennett Relationships Holy Week 2020: Good Friday John 18:119:42 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey, Risk Holy Week 2020: Holy Saturday John 19:3842 By Pat Bennett Paradox, Transformation Holy Week 2020: Easter Day Matthew 28:110 By Pat Bennett Peace, Reconciliation, Transformation Second Sunday of Easter John 20:1931 By Alex Wimberly Inner Journey, Justice, Transformation Third Sunday of Easter Luke 24:1335 By Alex Wimberly Boundaries, Exclusion and Prejudice, Justice Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10:110 By Alex Wimberly Relationships Fifth Sunday of Easter John 14:114 By Alex Wimberly Conflict Skills, Relationships Sixth Sunday of Easter John 14:1521 By Alex Wimberly The Ascension of the Lord Luke 24:4453 By Trevor Williams Conflict Skills Seventh Sunday of Easter John 17 111 By Trevor Williams Day of Pentecost John 20:1923 By Ellis Barnsley Justice, Power and Privilege, Reconciliation Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth Luke 1.3957 By Trevor Williams Conflict Skills, Inner Journey, Paradox Trinity Sunday Matthew 28:16 20 By Ruth Harvey Conflict Skills, Reconciliation Second Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 9:3510:8 (923) By Ruth Harvey Conflict Skills, Paradox Third Sunday After Pentecost Matthew 10:2439 By Ruth Harvey Inner Journey, Justice, Paradox, Peace, Power and Privilege, Reconciliation Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 10: 40 42 By Ruth Harvey Exclusion and Prejudice Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Matt. 11:1619; 2530 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Exclusion and Prejudice, Justice Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 13:19, 1823 By Pdraig Tuama Exclusion and Prejudice, Inner Journey, Justice, Power and Privilege, Risk Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 13:2430, 3643 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Truth Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 13:3133, 4452 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Justice, Transformation Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 14:1321 By Alex Wimberly Boundaries, Inner Journey, Peace Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 14:2233 By Alex Wimberly Argument and Anger, Justice, Paradox, Power and Privilege 11th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 15: [1020], 2128 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey 12th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 16:1320 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Inner Journey, Risk 13th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 16:2128 By Pat Bennett Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Relationships 14th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 18: 1520 By Pat Bennett Forgiveness, Inner Journey, Reconciliation, Relationships 15th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 18:2135 By Pat Bennett Argument and Anger, Justice, Power and Privilege 16th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 20: 116 By Alex Wimberly Power and Privilege, Risk 17th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 21:2332 By Alex Wimberly 18th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 21:3346 By Janet Foggie 19th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 22:114 By Janet Foggie Argument and Anger, Conflict Skills, Risk, Truth 20th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 22:1522 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Conflict Skills, Power and Privilege, Truth Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 22:3446 By Pdraig Tuama Relationships All Saints Day Matthew 5: 1 12 By Ruth Harvey, Sarah Hills, Brec Seaton, Pdraig Tuama, Pat Bennett, Alex Wimberly, Janet Foggie Transformation First Sunday of Advent Mark 13: 24 37 By Pat Bennett Boundaries, Paradox, Risk Second Sunday of Advent Mark 1: 18 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey, Truth Third Sunday of Advent John 1:68, 1928 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey, Truth Fourth Sunday of Advent Luke 1:2638 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey Nativity of the Lord Luke 2:1 20 By Pat Bennett Conflict Skills, Inner Journey, Transformation First Sunday after Christmas Day Luke 2:2240 By Trevor Williams Transformation Second Sunday after Christmas Day John 1:(19), 1018 By Trevor Williams Reconciliation, Relationships Second Sunday after Epiphany John 1: 4351 By Alex Wimberly Justice, Power and Privilege, Violence Third Sunday after Epiphany Mark 1:1420 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Mark 1:2128 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Transformation Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Mark 1:2939 By Ruth Harvey Conflict Skills, Transformation Transfiguration Sunday Mark 9:29 By Ruth Harvey Inner Journey, Justice, Paradox The First Sunday in Lent Mark 1:915 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Justice, Paradox Ash Wednesday Matt 6:16,1621 By Pdraig Tuama Paradox, Peace, Relationships Second Sunday of Lent Mark 9:29 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Gender, Justice, Power and Privilege, Risk, Violence Third Sunday in Lent John 2:1322 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Paradox, Relationships Fourth Sunday in Lent John 3:1421 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Peace Fifth Sunday in Lent John 12:2033 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Paradox, Power and Privilege Palm Sunday Mark 11:111 By Pdraig Tuama Good Friday John 18:1 19:37 By Sarah Hills Easter Sunday; The Resurrection of the Lord John 19:3842 and 20:118 By Sarah Hills Truth Second Sunday of Easter John 20:1929 By Fiona Bullock Peace Third Sunday of Easter Luke 24:36b48 By Janet Foggie Inner Journey, Peace, Reconciliation, Relationships Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10:1118 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey Fifth Sunday of Easter John 15:18 By Trevor Williams Sixth Sunday of Easter John 15:917 By Brec Seaton Inner Journey, Peace, Power and Privilege, Truth Seventh Sunday of Easter John 17:619 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Justice, Paradox, Peace, Power and Privilege, Reconciliation, Violence The Feast of Pentecost John 15:2627; 16:4b15 By Pdraig Tuama Boundaries, Conflict Skills, Inner Journey, Truth Trinity Sunday John 3:117 By Pat Bennett Argument and Anger, Conflict Skills, Power and Privilege, Relationships, Truth Proper 5 Mark 3:2035 By Pat Bennett Conflict Skills, Reconciliation 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 4: 2634 By Fiona Bullock Argument and Anger, Conflict Skills, Relationships 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 4:3541 By Fiona Bullock Exclusion and Prejudice, Gender, Power and Privilege, Transformation Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Mark 5:2143 By Trevor Williams Relationships, Violence 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 6:1429 By Janet Foggie Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Mark 6:3035, 5356 By Brec Seaton Conflict Skills Ninth Sunday after Pentecost John 6: 121 By Alex Wimberly Conflict Skills Tenth Sunday after Pentecost John 6: 2435 By Alex Wimberly Conflict Skills, Relationships, Truth Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost John 6: 35; 4151 By Alex Wimberly Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost John 6: 5158 By Alex Wimberly Conflict Skills Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost John 6: 5669 By Alex Wimberly Inner Journey, Paradox, Truth 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7:18, 1415, 2123 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Conflict Skills, Exclusion and Prejudice, Inner Journey, Paradox, Power and Privilege, Relationships, Risk, Transformation, Truth, Violence 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7:2437 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Inner Journey, Paradox, Relationships 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 8:2738 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 9:3037 By Pdraig Tuama Justice, Power and Privilege, Transformation, Truth, Violence 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 9:3037 By Pdraig Tuama Exclusion and Prejudice, Relationships 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:216 By Ruth Harvey Inner Journey, Paradox, Power and Privilege, Risk, Transformation 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:1731 By Glenn Jordan Argument and Anger, Power and Privilege, Relationships 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:3545 By Janet Foggie Inner Journey, Risk 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:4652 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Relationships, Risk 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 12:2834 By Fiona Bullock
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Calendar (Current Cycle) Year A Year B Year C Violence Advent 1 Matt 24:3644 By Janet Foggie Conflict Skills, Risk 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 25: 113 By Pat Bennett Paradox 24th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 25:1430 By Janet Foggie Justice Reign of Christ Matthew 25:3146 By Janet Foggie Argument and Anger, Justice, Power and Privilege Advent 2 Matthew 3:112 By Janet Foggie Exclusion and Prejudice Advent 3 Matthew 11:211 By Janet Foggie Power and Privilege Advent 4 Matthew 1:1825 By Janet Foggie Christmas Day Luke 2:114 By Janet Foggie Inner Journey Baptism of the Lord Matthew 3:1317 By Trevor Williams Justice, Power and Privilege, Relationships Second Sunday after Epiphany John 1:2942 By Trevor Williams Justice, Power and Privilege, Relationships Second Sunday after Epiphany John 1:2942 By Trevor Williams Boundaries, Risk Third Sunday after Epiphany Matt 4:1223 By Trevor Williams Justice, Paradox, Peace, Power and Privilege Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Matthew 5:112 By Alex Wimberly Conflict Skills Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Matthew 5:1320 By Alex Wimberly Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Matthew 5:2137 By Alex Wimberly Transfiguration Sunday Matt 17:19 By Ellis Barnsley Transfiguration Sunday Matt 17:19 By Ellis Barnsley Inner Journey, Relationships Ash Wednesday Matthew 6:16, 1621 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey First Sunday in Lent Matthew 4:111 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey Second Sunday in Lent Luke 9:2836 (3743a) By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Exclusion and Prejudice, Gender, Inner Journey Third Sunday in Lent John 4:542 By Pdraig Tuama Boundaries, Exclusion and Prejudice, Power and Privilege Fourth Sunday of Lent Joh 9:141 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Transformation Fifth Sunday of Lent John 11:145 By Pdraig Tuama Palm Sunday Matthew 21:111 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Boundaries, Relationships Holy Week 2020: Monday John 12:111 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey, Paradox Holy Week 2020: Tuesday John 12:2036 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey, Relationships Holy Week 2020: Wednesday John 13:2132 By Pat Bennett Holy Week 2020: Maundy Thursday John 13:117, 31b35 By Pat Bennett Relationships Holy Week 2020: Good Friday John 18:119:42 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey, Risk Holy Week 2020: Holy Saturday John 19:3842 By Pat Bennett Paradox, Transformation Holy Week 2020: Easter Day Matthew 28:110 By Pat Bennett Peace, Reconciliation, Transformation Second Sunday of Easter John 20:1931 By Alex Wimberly Inner Journey, Justice, Transformation Third Sunday of Easter Luke 24:1335 By Alex Wimberly Boundaries, Exclusion and Prejudice, Justice Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10:110 By Alex Wimberly Relationships Fifth Sunday of Easter John 14:114 By Alex Wimberly Conflict Skills, Relationships Sixth Sunday of Easter John 14:1521 By Alex Wimberly The Ascension of the Lord Luke 24:4453 By Trevor Williams Conflict Skills Seventh Sunday of Easter John 17 111 By Trevor Williams Day of Pentecost John 20:1923 By Ellis Barnsley Justice, Power and Privilege, Reconciliation Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth Luke 1.3957 By Trevor Williams Conflict Skills, Inner Journey, Paradox Trinity Sunday Matthew 28:16 20 By Ruth Harvey Conflict Skills, Reconciliation Second Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 9:3510:8 (923) By Ruth Harvey Conflict Skills, Paradox Third Sunday After Pentecost Matthew 10:2439 By Ruth Harvey Inner Journey, Justice, Paradox, Peace, Power and Privilege, Reconciliation Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 10: 40 42 By Ruth Harvey Exclusion and Prejudice Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Matt. 11:1619; 2530 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Exclusion and Prejudice, Justice Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 13:19, 1823 By Pdraig Tuama Exclusion and Prejudice, Inner Journey, Justice, Power and Privilege, Risk Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 13:2430, 3643 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Truth Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 13:3133, 4452 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Justice, Transformation Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 14:1321 By Alex Wimberly Boundaries, Inner Journey, Peace Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 14:2233 By Alex Wimberly Argument and Anger, Justice, Paradox, Power and Privilege 11th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 15: [1020], 2128 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey 12th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 16:1320 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Inner Journey, Risk 13th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 16:2128 By Pat Bennett Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Relationships 14th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 18: 1520 By Pat Bennett Forgiveness, Inner Journey, Reconciliation, Relationships 15th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 18:2135 By Pat Bennett Argument and Anger, Justice, Power and Privilege 16th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 20: 116 By Alex Wimberly Power and Privilege, Risk 17th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 21:2332 By Alex Wimberly 18th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 21:3346 By Janet Foggie 19th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 22:114 By Janet Foggie Argument and Anger, Conflict Skills, Risk, Truth 20th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 22:1522 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Conflict Skills, Power and Privilege, Truth Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 22:3446 By Pdraig Tuama Relationships All Saints Day Matthew 5: 1 12 By Ruth Harvey, Sarah Hills, Brec Seaton, Pdraig Tuama, Pat Bennett, Alex Wimberly, Janet Foggie Transformation First Sunday of Advent Mark 13: 24 37 By Pat Bennett Boundaries, Paradox, Risk Second Sunday of Advent Mark 1: 18 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey, Truth Third Sunday of Advent John 1:68, 1928 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey, Truth Fourth Sunday of Advent Luke 1:2638 By Pat Bennett Inner Journey Nativity of the Lord Luke 2:1 20 By Pat Bennett Conflict Skills, Inner Journey, Transformation First Sunday after Christmas Day Luke 2:2240 By Trevor Williams Transformation Second Sunday after Christmas Day John 1:(19), 1018 By Trevor Williams Reconciliation, Relationships Second Sunday after Epiphany John 1: 4351 By Alex Wimberly Justice, Power and Privilege, Violence Third Sunday after Epiphany Mark 1:1420 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Mark 1:2128 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Transformation Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Mark 1:2939 By Ruth Harvey Conflict Skills, Transformation Transfiguration Sunday Mark 9:29 By Ruth Harvey Inner Journey, Justice, Paradox The First Sunday in Lent Mark 1:915 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Justice, Paradox Ash Wednesday Matt 6:16,1621 By Pdraig Tuama Paradox, Peace, Relationships Second Sunday of Lent Mark 9:29 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Gender, Justice, Power and Privilege, Risk, Violence Third Sunday in Lent John 2:1322 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Paradox, Relationships Fourth Sunday in Lent John 3:1421 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey, Peace Fifth Sunday in Lent John 12:2033 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Paradox, Power and Privilege Palm Sunday Mark 11:111 By Pdraig Tuama Good Friday John 18:1 19:37 By Sarah Hills Easter Sunday; The Resurrection of the Lord John 19:3842 and 20:118 By Sarah Hills Truth Second Sunday of Easter John 20:1929 By Fiona Bullock Peace Third Sunday of Easter Luke 24:36b48 By Janet Foggie Inner Journey, Peace, Reconciliation, Relationships Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10:1118 By Pdraig Tuama Inner Journey Fifth Sunday of Easter John 15:18 By Trevor Williams Sixth Sunday of Easter John 15:917 By Brec Seaton Inner Journey, Peace, Power and Privilege, Truth Seventh Sunday of Easter John 17:619 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Justice, Paradox, Peace, Power and Privilege, Reconciliation, Violence The Feast of Pentecost John 15:2627; 16:4b15 By Pdraig Tuama Boundaries, Conflict Skills, Inner Journey, Truth Trinity Sunday John 3:117 By Pat Bennett Argument and Anger, Conflict Skills, Power and Privilege, Relationships, Truth Proper 5 Mark 3:2035 By Pat Bennett Conflict Skills, Reconciliation 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 4: 2634 By Fiona Bullock Argument and Anger, Conflict Skills, Relationships 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 4:3541 By Fiona Bullock Exclusion and Prejudice, Gender, Power and Privilege, Transformation Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Mark 5:2143 By Trevor Williams Relationships, Violence 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 6:1429 By Janet Foggie Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Mark 6:3035, 5356 By Brec Seaton Conflict Skills Ninth Sunday after Pentecost John 6: 121 By Alex Wimberly Conflict Skills Tenth Sunday after Pentecost John 6: 2435 By Alex Wimberly Conflict Skills, Relationships, Truth Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost John 6: 35; 4151 By Alex Wimberly Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost John 6: 5158 By Alex Wimberly Conflict Skills Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost John 6: 5669 By Alex Wimberly Inner Journey, Paradox, Truth 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7:18, 1415, 2123 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger, Conflict Skills, Exclusion and Prejudice, Inner Journey, Paradox, Power and Privilege, Relationships, Risk, Transformation, Truth, Violence 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7:2437 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Inner Journey, Paradox, Relationships 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 8:2738 By Pdraig Tuama Argument and Anger 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 9:3037 By Pdraig Tuama Justice, Power and Privilege, Transformation, Truth, Violence 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 9:3037 By Pdraig Tuama Exclusion and Prejudice, Relationships 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:216 By Ruth Harvey Inner Journey, Paradox, Power and Privilege, Risk, Transformation 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:1731 By Glenn Jordan Argument and Anger, Power and Privilege, Relationships 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:3545 By Janet Foggie Inner Journey, Risk 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:4652 By Pdraig Tuama Conflict Skills, Relationships, Risk 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 12:2834 By Fiona Bullock
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We are delighted to offer resources for people of faith to explore spirituality and conflict in their own lives. If you are in need of personal support, we recommend:
Speaking with trusted friends.
Speaking with trusted faith leaders.
Contacting your denominational Mediation services for any congregational conflicts.
The Samaritans.
Contacting your local GP.
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This Week's Reading Advent 1 Matt 24:3644 By Janet Foggie
Some people repeat the sentiment that God does not give us burdens we cannot carry. Question for yourself whether this is true? Is having an easy or bearable life something we can take credit for? Is it a gift from a Santa Claus like God who hears our wishes?
Read More Featured Article by Pdraig Tuama Conflicts: some need to be solved, some are part of the human condition.
Pdraig Tuama (former leader of the Corrymeela Community) speaking about conflicts and the gospels, and how some conflicts are to be resolved, whereas other conflicts inspire the human experience.