A new Pew Research Centre survey has some interesting takeaways. While the majority of Americans say they believe in a higher power, what they are talking about isn’t necessarily God “as described in the Bible.”
More Americans Believe in a Higher Power than in God, study says Read Post »
A lovely experience of walking in snow recently reminded me of a spiritual retreat I once attended on the four principles of Indian spirituality. These principles all point to the fact that the circumstances of life are all sovereignly ordained by God.
In God’s Hands, All is As it Must Be Read Post »
It’s all about the attitude, the power of being positive. You can see, or perhaps experience it, in sport: you don’t score runs at cricket if you play defensively; you can’t win at rugby or soccer if you spend all your time defending your own line. It’s very difficult to win at tennis if you concentrate only on returning your opponent’s shots.
Forge Ahead with the Love of God Read Post »
As an old man looking back over his life as a Christian, as someone who had walked and talked with Jesus, had listened to him preaching, seen him die and had experienced him as risen again — as he approached death, the apostle John found himself writing increasingly about the centrality of love.
To Try and Love is to Know God Read Post »
Over the past few weeks, Catholics and people of other faiths have been praying for the rains to come to avert the crisis. I do not want to undermine or diminish the power of prayer, but it is worth asking ourselves what we feel the act of prayer in itself is actually doing.
Often we want to return to God. We want to return to the heart of love. We want to return to forgiveness and redemption. We want to return to a life of hope. Yet, something holds us back. Fear…
Pause. See. Return. Be transformed Read Post »
“Do not allow the spark of youth to be extinguished in the darkness of a closed room in which the only window to the outside world is a computer and smartphone,”
Pope: May Your Time and Space be Filled with Meaningful Relationships! Read Post »
My wife Charmaine and I had the privilege of walking the last 220km of the Camino in north-west Spain over a ten-day period recently. There are many blessings we received along the way: We grew close to a group of fellow young pilgrims who shared their lives and stories with us….
Camino Journey: The Hunger for Spiritual Substance and the Church Read Post »
Listening to the Scripture readings at Mass is hearing God speak directly to his people, offering spiritual sustenance and needed guidance for life’s difficult journey, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Need God’s Real-Time Help? Listen to Scripture! Read Post »
