Friendship, Interior Life, Apostolate
We’re approaching the height of Confirmation season. One of the things our Bishop is telling all the Confirmation candidates (spoiler alert to anyone in our…
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“Sacramentalisation”
This time of year, filled with First Holy Communions and Confirmations, is full of joy. It is also a time where we risk “sacramentalising” another…
Young People and Confession
“We must never masquerade before God.” These are the wonderful words of Pope Francis on Confession in a homily Tuesday morning on Confession. Confession is…
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…
Lay People – Be Who You Are!
OK, I hope this is not going to shock you, people… I am a massive defender of lay identity, spirituality, apostolate because that is who I…
Catechetical Methodology: Content v. Method?
Recently, a debate on Joe Paprocki’s blog got me thinking how important it is that catechists understand the underlying principles of the methodology they use. I…
How long?
Here I am, still marvelling every day at where I’ve landed, right on the south coast. A lot of adjustment is going on: from the…
