I’ve been following lately an excellent informal book study on the Interior Castle by St Teresa of Avila run by author Connie Rossini on her blog Contemplative Homeschool. St Teresa is a Doctor of the Church because of her teachings on prayer and the spiritual life. Next year, 2015, will be the 5th centenary celebration (500th anniversary) of…
Category: Books
Busy? Yeah, me too.
This was my column published recently in The Catholic Weekly (under a different headline though!). I’ve been a little obsessed lately with the idea of time management and just trying to work out how best to use my days. Clearly most of my time is spent on physically caring for young children,…
Why Children Matter – a review
This book of short essays on aspects of Christian parenting is full of wisdom and encouragement for parents and grandparents. It’s written by Johann Christoph Arnold, a senior pastor at the Bruderhof Communities in the US. There’s no shortage of books and resources available on a plethora of parenting methods, but the father of eight…
The Little Book of Anxiety, atheism and faith
Kerri Sackville is an Australian author whose first book, When My Husband Does the Dishes, was a light-hearted look at marriage after children. I read the book after going to a talk she gave as a guest author at my local library a few years ago. She seemed a charming and funny lady in person…
Marilyn Rodrigues 