St Philip Evans Profile Virtues

This term we are focussing upon the virtues active and curious.  We are thinking about the ways we can be curious about everything in this world God has created.   live out the gospel message each day, in our actions, thoughts and words.

Before we reflect or pray, discern or make a decision, begin a new day, or embark on anything important, we are asked to remember everything that we have to be grateful for.

We do this throughout our daily prayer, meditation and examen.

As we become more curious about our world we live in, we realize we must be active in our engagement with the world, asking questions and helping to spread the Good News to others in our community as Global citizens. Out of this growing realization comes a powerful desire to be generous, “to give and not to count the cost.” Generosity is the natural consequence of the practice of gratitude.

chosen people   ancestor   family tree   descendant  siblings   relation    generations   roots

We have also been thinking about those we are thankful for in our current Come and See topic, People.  As part of this context we have been learning about the important people in our lives we must be thankful for, aswell as the members of Jesus' family who played an important part in his past.

Prayer and Reflection

Father, creator of all,

you ‘ordered the earth’ to bring forth life
and crowned its goodness by

creating family life.

Teach us the beauty of human love,
show us the value of family life

and help us to live in peace
with everyone.
Amen.