A couple of months ago I read the War of Art by Steven Pressfield, and I get why it’s such a classic book, it applies very well to the whole of life, not art alone. One main concept in his book is that of Resistance, a powerful and pitiless force that often has the effect of preventing us…
Author: Marilyn Rodrigues
I'm a journalist and married mother of five. I live in Sydney.
A week in flowers, food, family and friends
From top left, counter-clockwise: the chicken caesar salad we had for our anniversary dinner at home last night, a dessert tasting plate with pastries we brought back from a great bakery, the said bakery’s decor, the orchid I received as a gift, a potted flower arrangement made by eldest daughter with plants she chose at…
Halloween. Do you love it or hate it?
Halloween has really irked me in recent years. For one thing, there’s a beautiful Catholic tradition behind the celebration of October 31 that has got almost completely submerged by the Halloween phenomenon. But mainly, there’s the fact that culturally it’s largely an American celebration and so, being an Australian, to me it feels even more…
Take a look at the new FRANKLY
For the second year I was one of the editors of the new Catholic lifestyle magazine, FRANKLY. It has a bit of a quirky, cheeky style, and is full of great stories about faith and life. The first thing people usually say about FRANKLY when they get it is that it looks amazing. It’s got interviews…
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