Image by Andrew Ruiz “I don’t want to die,” the five-year-old announces matter-of-factly from his seat in the middle row of the car. “Anyway, when people die, what happens to all their things?” “Well other people, their friends and family, usually look after their things.” “What’s dying like anyway?” the nine-year-old wants to know. “Sirius…
Michael D. O’Brien and ‘Elijah in Jerusalem’
I have an interview published in this week’s Catholic Weekly with the Canadian author and artist Michael O’Brien, about his new novel, Elijah in Jerusalem, sequel to the best-selling Fr Elijah: An Apocalypse. I also got his thoughts about his sense that we are living in the end times predicted by Jesus and the Biblical prophets. Yes,…
The Insane Expectations of Married Love
From my column published recently in The Catholic Weekly. One line has really stuck with me from Pope Francis’ wonderful opening speech to the Synod on the Family which closes on this Sunday. It’s the one about the folly of the gratuitious nature of marriage. He said: “Indeed, only in the light of the folly…
Goodbye October – hello November!
I am really sad that October is over, it’s my favourite of favourite months. And I didn’t get to do all that I wanted, but that is life and I guess I should have the humility to be grateful for all that did happen and move on! This is just a quick check-in, before I…
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