Pope Francis on Laity
…You’ll never guess what… Since writing the last post, I read this from Pope Francis: “We priests tend to clericalize the laity. We do not realize it, but it is as if we infect them...
View ArticleCatechetical Resources: Video Clips…
Here are three video clips I’ve found recently which I think will be great to add to our little catechetical ‘stores’ for future use… Number One. Liturgy (Adult Catechesis) I love this clip! It shows...
View ArticleLumen Fidei
What a wonderful new encyclical from our Holy Father! It came on the last day of the retreat I was on in France, the title of which was, “We walk by faith, not by...
View ArticlePope Francis Gold Dust I –“Warming Hearts”
I almost felt like I was in Rio the past week, what with the unstoppable tweets, friends’ Facebook updates, and all of Pope Francis’ words being so readily available. From my experience of previous...
View ArticlePope Francis Gold Dust II – Creativity and the Motherhood of the Church
Here’s some more ‘gold dust’ from Pope Francis’ address to the Brazilian bishops. This weekend in the Catholic Herald, Bishop Philip speaks about how we do not need more ‘tradition’ to further the new...
View ArticleThe Enquiry Phase
We had an interesting exchange here about the point of the enquiry period of the RCIA. I know of few parishes who even do this, and I feel it is one of the most...
View ArticleHappy New … Evangelisation
A Happy New Year, 2014, to all my readers! Occasionally, I hear someone speak – in a homily or a talk – about evangelising, and I get the feeling that all my efforts at...
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 ArticleThe Spiritual Art of Planning
(This photo is not to do with planning… We had the Frassati Society a couple of days ago – a fantastic evening which seems to be going from strength to strength.) Nowadays, a lot...
View Article“Who teaches us to love? Only the Holy Spirit”
Last week, I was slightly curious when the Holy Father lumped together “catechetical courses” with “courses in yoga, Zen and all these things” and said none of these would lead us to true freedom of...
View ArticleFamily: “The most beautiful thing God created”
I have loved watching and following the footage of Pope Francis in the US over the last week, and have been overjoyed to hear of conversions and graces coming from his visit. Such a...
View ArticlePope Francis on Laity
…You’ll never guess what… Since writing the last post, I read this from Pope Francis: “We priests tend to clericalize the laity. We do not realize it, but it is as if we infect them...
View Article“Don’t stay on the threshold of your soul”
You forget just how shattering World Youth Day is… It is an endurance test in so many ways and after my third, I am beginning to understand that this is what it’s all about....
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