Laudato Si

September 14. Triumph of the Cross.  Everybody has got his own favourite “love is……’ saying.  Melody asked them all to sit together and share their own.  Eventually they came to the conclusion that maybe our concept of love can be too sentimental.  Reflecting too on…

September 12. After they had stopped for a meal and taken their left-overs for later Michael said, “Do you ever feel guilty when after a nice meal out you drive home and see poor beggars along the road? It’s all very well to say they should go to a shelter, but there…

September 11th Sunday 24C.  When the family were sharing after Sunday Mass Pauline wondered, “The questions Father asked in his homily also made me think. What was behind the prodigal son’s wish to take his inheritance and leave home?  His brother, his father?  …

September 10.  Skills building is a common activity in secular life but possibly not taken seriously enough in our spiritual and relational lives.  What skills are needed for a successful marriage and happy family?   Communication in marriage is…

September 9.  The family’s next stop on their eco-safari was a game reserve.   They all enjoyed the talk about wildlife and were shocked to hear that rhino poaching happens everywhere, even in parks where there is security.  Each year hundreds of rhinos are killed for…

September 8.  Mary birthday.  September 8th   Birthday of Our Lady.  Pauline had always made a fuss of Our Lady’s birthday. She liked to make cards or put a flower at her statue and sing “happy birthday” and a hymn.  While they were on…

September 7.  Dad spoke seriously to them all. “I’m sure you’ve seen all kinds of houses, huts and farms already.  We’ve never been rich but like most people we know I would consider us middle class.  We do have enough to live off, if we don’t waste…

September 6.   The Covid pandemic has led the whole world to a deeper reflection on matters of health and wellbeing.  The most effective approaches towards this new health risk, the safety and efficacy of vaccines include the importance of effective leadership with…

September 5.  Religion and fraternity. “Have you heard of Jews for Jesus?”  Michael asked.  “Doesn’t that do away with their Jewishness?”  came the response. “I don’t know any Jewish families personally but I believe that one of their…