Life is a dangerous journey; on it, we are not called to be “safe”; we are called to be faithful. I am heartily sick of being told to “stay safe”. I want to make a vulgar response when I hear it. Safety did not prompt Mary to accept the Motherhood of the Divine; faith did. … Continue reading Of course he isn’t safe – A life of faithfulness
There is nothing new under the sun, including experts. No ancient court would have been complete without an astrologer on hand to predict next year’s grain harvest or the outcome of a military campaign. Experts have been loitering in the wings since antiquity, but in our time they have increased both in number and apparent … Continue reading Do not the Pharisees do as much?
…and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.Ephesians 4:32 It struck me recently that a little bit of kindness goes a long way.This was confirmed when I was watching the ever wonderful ‘Anne of Green Gables’ with our girls recently. It had been awhile since I last … Continue reading The Quiet Strength of Kindness
The handing on of our faith to children has always been important, but we live in an age where relativism has confused the issue. How we feel about something seems to have more prevalence than the truth. In his recently published book, Educating in Christ , Dr Gerard O'Shea, from the University of Notre Dame in Sydney, … Continue reading Body, Heart and Mind – The Keys to Moral Formation
Hello and welcome to this week's post where we highlight things of interest happening all over the web-sphere. This week on our blog we had a guest post from Virtue Ministry which looked into the need for a cultivation of virtue in our society today. It is an issue that seems to be misunderstood at … Continue reading Around The Web – Week 2, 2018
