Off the pedestal and into the soil
Humility is a rare virtue among the accomplished. It is also rare among the spiritually converted. There seems to be built deep into […]
Caution: God at work
Be careful when you ask God to do whatever he wishes in order to make you ready for union with him because HE […]
3 Common Mistakes in Discipleship
It seems to me that there are three ways in which we often err in following God: 1) We fail to keep our hearts […]
The strange thrill of obedience
In my last blog entry I shared that I have accepted that God created me a free spirit. And that is true. I had […]
So this is me…
As I reflected on what 2015 has meant to me, I realised that this is the year that I reaped the fruits […]
One Heart, One Dream, One Lord
“Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things […]
Befriending loneliness
Loneliness – I still have it from time to time. But I’m not afraid of it anymore. I have realised that it […]
5 Traits of Highly Effective Evangelisers
The truth is that not all evangelising efforts are effective, and not everyone who sets out to evangelise is spiritually fruitful. Frequently, we attempt to look for external reasons for why our efforts do not give us the results we seek. It is all too easy to forget that when it comes to evangelisation, it is always the internal factors that matter. We need only look at the lives of the saints to see very clearly that the difference they made in […]
My great “little” friend in heaven
St. Thérèse of Lisieux as a child I cannot choose a favourite among the saints. They come to me in my hour of need […]
Thank You Frailty
Recently I watched the Martin Sheen & Emilio Estevez movie The Way for the second time. This time around, I was really struck by […]
