This is a Patrons choice episode. When we think of evangelisation, most people generally think BIG like ‘Martin Luther King’ level, or Chris Stefanik level, or even becoming a missionary in some third world country. Some people are called to this, but not everyone. Yet, every Christian has been given […]
This episode is based on one of the workshops we run on Virtue and Temperance, and we’ll focus today on Sobriety. What is sobriety? We often think it’s only about not being drunk. Like we know we shouldn’t be dancing on the line, so, if we just keep dancing near […]
In this week’s episode, we discuss Scripture passages. What is your earliest memory with a scripture passage? Padre: Noah’s ark – the little golden book – And I was inquisitive about the Mary and God the Father Stina: Other than the OT bible stories in children’s books – Passion and […]
At the beginning of Lent we talked about why we needed an Easter, why we needed God to come save us – to take onboard our sin, pay the ultimate price, and overcome death for us to become adopted children of God. Easter is a time of glory! Every thing […]
This Episode walks us through what each of the days of Holy Week mean in the Catholic Church and unpacks a symbolism that can be found within the liturgy. Palm Sunday When we read John 12:12-19, we find the crowds were growing in preparation for the feast of the Passover. […]
If I asked you to think about a character from a story who sought courage, perhaps a most obvious answer is the Lion in the Wizard of Oz. It was a very clever move by the author of the book – portraying the animal kingdom’s fiercest animal as a timid […]
Modern dating culture is a minefield. It’s a maze of do’s and don’ts, will’s and won’ts, should’s and shouldn’ts. There’s so much to weigh up and everyone seems to have their own standards of what is and isn’t ok. Even within friend and faith circles, you will find opinions and […]
In the last two thousand years, Christianity has most significantly symbolised itself through the cross. The cross and the crucifix have been recreated by artists of all cultures and eras. There are the elaborate masterpieces of Greek Orthodox gold and the humble carvings of wooden crosses by the faithful in […]
Today, it is so easy to fill the quiet moments in our life with noise. Have you noticed this? Do you find yourself itching to turn the music on in the car, even for a five minute drive? Do you constantly need noise, or the presence of other people to avoid your own thoughts? Our thoughts shouldn’t scare us that much! But if they do – and our response is to drown them out – we will never be able to properly deal with them unless we respond by stopping and listening to the silence.
Learning to Love – In the school of Jesus ‘Learning to love is extremely simple: it means learning to give freely and receive freely. We have a strong tendency to give in order to receive in return’. Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom (pg. 117) In this section Jacques deals with what […]