Piddling in Tuscany
Having always enjoyed all those wonderful stories of Catholicism in France from the erudite pen of Owen Williams and of...
Chris Moerdyk
Doing extraordinary things for other people
Every year round about this time, when my children were still in primary school, there was the inevitable dinner table...
Children’s letters to God will put you in the picture
Two things in life give me immense pleasure. One is the listening to the humour and wisdom that comes from...
Some advice for parents of school-going children
Two years ago, I completed 33 years of unbroken school lifts, concerts, sporting events, prize-givings and fundraising functions. My children,...
Why I didn’t bury St Joseph
After a lot of soul-searching, I have decided that there really is only one New Year’s resolution worth thinking about:...
Why ads are not to blame for your kids’ life choices
IF laws announced by the health department recently are promulgated by parliament, it will become illegal to target children with...
Bad luck can be good luck
AS the year draws to a close many of us will probably be thinking ahead to 2008, and praying for...
Transient gift of repartee saved me from ladies’ scrum
I’ve never been very good at thinking of the right thing to say at the right time except once, and...
Here’s an argument to liven up your Sunday lunch
Every now and then, I delve into my high-tech database—just a cardboard box with the lid held down by an...
