How do you get yourself ready for a journey? I guess the most obvious answer is ‘it depends’. Before you start planning, you have to know a few basic facts, like where you’re going, for how long, what the purpose of your trip is, and who you’re going with… Only then can you start thinking about bookings, means of travel,…

Every now and then, an article about aspects of Christianity or events in Christendom appears in the secular newspaper I regularly read. Since it’s a digital version, not a printed one, I can also read comments from other readers, which provide an interesting, albeit unrepresentative, insight into people’s perceptions of our faith. Unsurprisingly, the loudest voices tend to be those…

Snowball represents simple, joyful, and innocent winter play when soft, sticky snow is available. It often evokes the innocence and fleeting magic of childhood. However, the term “snowball” can also take on a darker meaning when words or actions that initially seem harmless have spiralled out of control and “snowballed” into massive problems with unwanted, unpleasant or harmful consequences, usually…

Are you prepared for St Valentine’s Day? Have you already planned out how to express your love for your special someone, or do you think it’s too early to consider? Perhaps you dismiss the holiday as a gimmick of “Big Commerce”. Certainly, the latter is on top of its game, as evidenced by the overwhelming number of Valentine-themed products available…

Almost exactly eleven years ago, my grandmother passed away; she would have turned one hundred years old just ten days ago. When she died, I travelled to my hometown to attend her funeral. As we were getting ready to walk to the chapel for the Requiem Mass, the parish priest suddenly asked me to deliver a sermon. We need to…