Ignatius

Ignatius of Loyola

Jul 31, 2020

We ignore our feelings at our peril. However the feelings that are uppermost in human consciousness are simply a starting point for discernment.

the new life

May 22, 2020

I’ll never have the experience of a mother giving birth to a child and I’m ok with that, with mothers commenting that men have got no idea what real pain is.

which team

May 19, 2020

And how beautiful it is! It is like getting our lives back, getting a new chance. Nothing is more beautiful than to have a new chance.

to forgive

Mar 17, 2020

My lack of forgiveness rarely affects the one who has caused my pain, but it has a huge negative effect on me emotionally, physically, psychologically and therefore spiritually.

A.M.D.G.

Aug 1, 2019

You might remember beginning every new page of school work with the heading A.M.D.G. recalling that the letters stood for Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (For the Greater Glory of God).

adventure

Dec 3, 2018

The first Jesuits in the early sixteenth century were great travellers and Francis Xavier whose feast we celebrate today is considered with Ignatius Loyola to be...

good vs evil

Sep 6, 2018

Life in relationship with Jesus Christ is not a life of comfort. Life with Jesus is an adventure. This is because we humans are not made not for comfort but for...

the gift of tears

May 16, 2018

I often write a food for faith reflection on the scriptures of the day after I reflect on the scriptures in the early morning. I hadn't intended to write today, but a...

deeper than moods

Apr 7, 2017

It's been one of those weeks, and so even more than usual, TGIF! On the surface it's been a week like most other weeks with a mixture of good and bad, struggles and...

which team?

Jul 20, 2015

If you were Pope Francis and had the opportunity to give a message to the young people of South America, what would you tell them? Before you read further, take a...