In order to shed some light on the complementarity between Ignatian and Carmelite Spirituality that is being discussed at present, I would like to say
When an ancient sage was asked if he could do just one thing to change the world for the better he said that he would
I want to tell you one of the most remarkable stories that you have ever heard. The story contains within it a secret which, can
My school report was so bad that my eldest brother was commissioned with the task of teaching me to read. But when he could not
Archbishop Anthony Bloom gave one of the best retreats I ever attended. He began by telling the story of a retired headmistress who offered her
I was a little upset when an American commentator said the English are not really interested in tennis, they’re just mad on Wimbledon. But when
“If you want old ideas, read new books, but if you want new ideas read old books.” With these words my spiritual director gave me
Throughout his life on earth, Jesus made it clear that the Kingdom he promised had not yet come. The question is then, when would this
It was at Easter in the 1970’s that I first met my wife. I received a phone call from the local convent asking me to
It is all very well to say that the first and most important of the commandments is that ‘we should love God with our whole
Once you admit that ‘prayer’ is merely the word we use to describe the practical way we go about allowing God’s love to enter into
If only we could learn how to receive, harness, and store the infinite power of the sun to solve our energy problems. In the same
My great uncle found himself in hell during the First World War. He was trapped in a shell hole made by enemy artillery. He was
Throughout his life, St. Francis was consumed by a desire to give his life for Christ. This desire burst into an unquenchable flame when he
Decades ago, I read an insight by Jean Vanier, a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian, “You can be right. You can be dead right and
Many years ago, I attended a retreat in London given by Fr Michael Hollings, who was in those days in great demand as a fearless
Less than ten years before Constantine granted religious tolerance to all in the Roman Empire, one of the last of the Christian Martyrs, St Euplius,
It only took a few months for Christ to become a massive celebrity who everyone wanted to see. The many miracles that he performed added
When the Bishop slipped and broke his nose, he cancelled his pilgrimage to Lourdes and decided to grace our school with his presence for ‘speech
For years I deceived myself into believing that I was totally devoid of the racism that afflicted others until the moment of truth that all
This month we have seen terrible racial riots on both sides of the Atlantic and for that matter throughout the world. The aftermath is set
Some events and some experiences are so awesome that we find it difficult to capture them in words. The first Christians, for instance, found the
I used to run a retreat and conference centre in London. As I had to run the place on a shoestring, I tried to do
How do we start to pray? I was just thinking of the first time that question was asked and of the answer that was given.
