It’s Father’s Day in Australia where we live – so Happy Father’s Day dads! Here’s a little thing I wrote which tells a bit about my kids’ dad: My children have a silly uncle. That’s what they say anyway. “He’s so silly, he’s always trying to trick us,” they say. One time one of them lost…
On walking some new paths
Hi, I haven’t dropped in here just to chat for a while. I’ve had an interesting couple of weeks thinking, planning, and working on a couple of projects partly as a result of my attendance at the Catholic Digital Media Conference. That experience really gave me the impetus to begin working towards some things I’ve had in mind for…
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…
Life is a dialogue, not a monologue
This article was originally published in The Catholic Weekly. Last week I attended the Catholic Digital Media Conference in Sydney which was a very inspiring and encouraging event. There was so much wisdom, passion, experience, and talent among the delegates that the energy generated was very infectious. One of the more profound things I…
Marilyn Rodrigues 