Across the night, his ears caught snatches of a song. He was too far away to make out the words but it only strengthened his suspicions that what he saw was the re-enactment of some ancient ritual. Closer the procession came, winding its way through the streets and gaining numbers all the time. A bold…Read more Voyage of Discovery – Part 3
Voyage of Discovery – Part 2
From then on it was a race against time. A strong wind kicked up, propelling him along at a faster speed. But the wind which pushed him closer to the island also brought the storm clouds nearer. With his face fixed on his goal, he willed the boat forward, not daring to look back at…Read more Voyage of Discovery – Part 2
Voyage of Discovery – Part 1
It’s only a little over a month until Christmas so I thought I’d share the first part of a short Christmas story I have written. I’d love to hear what you think! To Jonathan Smith XIV, only son of the late Jonathan Smith XIII, life in the small English village of Kensworth was terribly boring. Kensworth itself was nothing…Read more Voyage of Discovery – Part 1
Death With Dignity?
Tomorrow, the Victorian Parliament will debate a bill to legalize euthanasia (so called voluntary assisted dying). It is claimed that those approaching the end of their life should be able to end it to save themselves any unnecessary suffering - it is claimed that they should be allowed to die with dignity - but when…Read more Death With Dignity?
October 13th 2017 – 100th Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun
October 13th 2017 is the 100th Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun, which took place in Portugal in the year 1917 before an estimated 70,000 people. Near the small village of Fatima, Mary, the Mother of God had appeared to three shepherd children for 5 months in succession. The promise of a miracle, to…Read more October 13th 2017 – 100th Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun
3 Great Songs About Hope
1.Hope Is What We Crave - for King & Country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrXLXVL_0AE 2. Hope In Front of Me - Danny Gokey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5GFiDdGGGM 3.I Have This Hope - Tenth Avenue North https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjetZn5lrBc The Story Behind I Have This Hope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppy91cTHYJ4
5 Great Songs about Love & Marriage
The majority of songs these days deal with love in some way but more often than not they are about breakups, or relationships which are not geared toward lifelong commitment. Here's five great songs on love and marriage that you may not have heard; 1.Give You the World - Kyle Kupecky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6wnk-O9fNk 2. This Is…Read more 5 Great Songs about Love & Marriage
Why Does The Church Discriminate Against Gays?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBIHVmIcM80 2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual…Read more Why Does The Church Discriminate Against Gays?
Tolerance
We here a lot about tolerance these days, but what does tolerance really look like? I believe this is a very important question for our society right now, a questioned well answered by Chris Stefanick of reallifecatholic.com; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqmTM-mNBL0
Why I Am Catholic
If you have not already gathered it from the posts on this site, you will soon discover (from future posts I intend to write), that I am a Catholic. As one of my favourite writers once wrote; “It is impossible, I hope, for any Catholic to write any book on any subject…without showing that he…Read more Why I Am Catholic
AGAINST THE FLOW 