My column published recently in The Catholic Weekly I’ve been following lately an excellent book study on the Interior Castle by St Teresa of Avila run by author Connie Rossini on her blog Contemplative Homeschool. I highly recommend this Doctor of the Church’s teachings on prayer and the nature of spiritual growth. Like with…
Author: Marilyn Rodrigues
I'm a journalist and married mother of five. I live in Sydney.
Three responses to the Sydney Siege
The 16-hour siege at the Lindt Café in Sydney’s Martin Place, which began on Monday was like sudden, terrible, earthquake in our peaceful city. Unfortunately the aftershocks of the crime by the single gunman will continue for some time, especially for the loved ones of the two hostages who died, and the traumatised survivors. I kept away from the media’s blanket coverage of the horror, but checked in…
Three points to ponder from a retreat with Fr Jacques Philippe
Popular Catholic author and retreat director Fr Jacques Philippe has just completed a round of speaking engagements in Sydney giving retreats and talks at a variety of events held over ten days. I attended his retreat day for women held at Notre Dame University, along with around 300 others from all over the city and elsewhere who had heard about…
Oh Christmas tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging.
This is my column as published last week in The Catholic Weekly. It’s taken a while but I think I have learned to embrace the mess that comes with having a brood of young children. Things that use to dismay me, like spilt milk at breakfast time, muddy footprints on just-mopped floors, and…
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