Brain-machine interfaces. Now this issue’s on my radar, and should be on yours too if it isn’t already. And I know there is so much going on that we need to care about, but honestly, this could sneak up on us and send the other important concerns about raising our kids into hyper-drive. Read the…
Category: Pitter Patter
Reading as spiritual practice
I’m deeply encouraged by St Teresa of Avila’s advice in her autobiography, Life, that reading a spiritual book is a good substitute for mental prayer if one finds it hard to pray. I find that keeping a dedicated mental prayer time can be both the easiest thing in the world, and the hardest, but I can always pick…
Female beauty and St Thérèse’s Unpetalled Rose
I can’t help proceeding with caution when it comes to letting any of our kids spend a great deal of time, effort, and mental space on their appearance, or other people’s. We live in a world where it is practically considered morally unacceptable to not be physically attractive according to narrowly-defined standards of physical beauty….
First Holy Communion Perfection
Recently our eldest boy received his first Holy Communion along with 38 other children at one of four first Holy Communion Masses at our parish this month. As with any big occasion where there are families, high emotions, layers of traditions, and a lack of personal space involved, there were some truly memorable moments…the delightful,…
Marilyn Rodrigues 