Friday 26 August 2011

Catechesis with Fr Phil.

Fr Phil spoke to us about 'The Life'. He said to us that 'When you come to a place like this you see what God is doing in the hearts of young people.'

It was the feast day of Maximilian Kolbe, and so Fr Phil told us his story. He told us that today there is a flickering candle in the cellar that the Germans kept him in Auschwitz, as a symbol of hope.

 Fr Phil said that death is not the last word, which is why Resurrection day is such a happy day. The Resurrection of Jesus is unlike any of the other resurrections that he performed. Love raised himself, and the power if love is invincible, it burns through everything. Resurrection is not just a spiritual experience, Jesus wasn't a ghost. God is interested in everything we are body, and soul and so Jesus takes our risen humanity and ascends to heaven. Our humanity is inserted into the heart of God. We will see God face to face.

Fr Phil, explained the idea of perichoresis after we watched the dance that Amelia had choreographed. It explains the great Divine movement, and dynamism. We're led into the life of God, and we are drawn into the dance of life, we can touch it now. Heaven begins now for each one of you.

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