More Saints
Continuing the theme of some wonderful twentieth-century saints, here is some more on my personal favourite, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Again, I gave this talk…
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The Holiness of God in the Lives …
Yesterday evening I gave a short talk as part of the Faith Matters series, a catechetical series put on in the Westminster Diocese which this…
The Newness of the Gospel Message
It seems to be increasingly common that we meet someone who has no idea what the Christian message is. Even though we are aware of…
Effective catechesis
How often do we focus on ‘what we need to teach’ above ‘what is actually being learnt’? This distinction really struck a chord with me…
Adult Formation
I wanted to respond to Marc Cardonella’s post here and also Jonathan F. Sullivan’s here about how to provide adult catechesis that actually attracts people…
Consumerism vs Communion
It goes without saying that our outlook on life is generally consumeristic, because we have been conditioned to think in this way. And for much…
Confirmation Retreat
Well, we are gearing up for our Confirmation retreat this weekend. It is a busy time of year to organise a weekend retreat, but I…