Bishop Robert Barron on the Queenship of Mary Last year, on the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary and the 3rd anniversary of my consecration to Mary, I blogged about what led me to make the consecration when I had felt there was no need for it because I felt I already knew Christ – better in fact, than I knew his mother. This year, I am prompted by what Bishop Robert Barron says in this video to share another aspect of […]
This year as we crossed into our wedding anniversary, we are both tired and worn out. Initial plans for a home-cooked […]
I was gently exhorted today by a priest to let myself be ministered to by others. His caring words (after a wonderful […]
There is no necessary correlation between the amount of time a person spends in church or being involved in church activities and the quality of his/her personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Parents – I think you should know – that having your child spend more time in church does not necessarily decrease the chances of him/her picking up bad habits you want them to avoid either. Just as it is out there in the world, there is sexual promiscuity, under-aged and unsupervised […]
I admire the beauty of mastery greatly. Whether it be watching Gordon Ramsay fillet a salmon, or Michael Phelps swim, or Mikhail […]
Humility is a rare virtue among the accomplished. It is also rare among the spiritually converted. There seems to be built deep into […]
Be careful when you ask God to do whatever he wishes in order to make you ready for union with him because HE […]
It seems to me that there are three ways in which we often err in following God: 1) We fail to keep our hearts […]
In my last blog entry I shared that I have accepted that God created me a free spirit. And that is true. I had […]
As I reflected on what 2015 has meant to me, I realised that this is the year that I reaped the fruits […]
