God’s Plan for Holiness through Marriage
Wow – today I am in amazement of Catholic families, and parents who authentically live marriage and family life as a path to holiness. I talked with a wonderful young Catholic mother a few days ago....
View ArticleWarming Hearts in the Family of the Church
Pope Francis spoke recently on priestly formation. This is off-topic for this blog, but a lot of what he said has meaning for all of us in the Church. Pope Francis painted a picture...
View Article7 Quick Takes on American evangelists, joke-practising, and lazy Sundays
-1- Such a busy couple of weeks… Just catching my breath! The non-stop busy-ness found a blissful interlude last weekend in an utterly contented Sunday with my sister, brother-in-law, little nephew,...
View ArticleThe synod, catechetical practice, and the elephant in the room
I’ve held back from weighing in on anything to do with Synod on the Family – firstly, because things got pretty hysterical in some camps; secondly, because I am not an expert on what...
View ArticleFrosty, Christmas Days
What I love about Christmas is going into hibernation for over a week… I think GK Chesterton got it right when he said, “People are inundated, blinded, deafened … leaving them no time for leisure,...
View ArticleSome Quick Takes: Holiday Edition
-1- Somehow, I always preface my “holiday posts” with an apology – not wanting to be the tiresome holiday photo enthusiast. However, encouraged by a number of comments from readers saying they enjoy...
View Article(Not That) Lazy August Days
I haven’t blogged so far this August since the boat adventure: in some ways it’s been a quieter month with an opportunity for more spiritual refreshment from the Lord. In other ways, it has been...
View ArticleCommunion in the Body of Christ
I must say, I didn’t have time to follow the ins and outs of the Synod debates, and I’m glad I didn’t. (I remembered Bishop Robert Barron’s analogy from last year – the synod is...
View ArticleMarriage, Family, and the “Spousal Meaning of the Body”
The last few weeks of summer have been pretty beautiful. The day before yesterday, early evening, as the sun cast a golden glow across the Norfolk beach where my friends and I had spent...
View ArticleFamilies, Sunday Mass, and Evangelisation
We arrived on time, picked seats near the front, and the Mass started swimmingly. We’d talked about God and love and creation on the drive in, and everything was on track. Then, a family...
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