Lightbulb Moments There is a part of us that is always looking for spectacular things to happen in our spiritual life. We love those amazing stories of God breaking through and transforming someone’s life in a powerful and remarkable way. The reality for most of us is that our spiritual life is much more mundane […]
A Prayer for those in the Public Eye I heard an interview with three pop stars on the radio on the school run last week. They were now middle aged and had been famous for quite a few decades, and they were sharing stories about their music and careers. They were all going to perform […]
Going Up the Gears As with much of life, Churches tend to go up the gears in September as activities and organisations resume after a summer break. As we drive around the city these days, there is an increase in traffic as schools go back. As exam results are published and processed, many students are […]
Just Another Bank Holiday at St. Finnian’s We spent much of the morning on Bank Holiday Monday tidying up the garden, as we had been away on a week’s annual leave. The grass needed to be cut, the weeds seem to have grown in abundance, and all the debris from the wind needed to be […]
Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe that as this month’s magazine goes to print, schools will have reopened and the summer holidays will have drawn to a close. In parish life we look forward to organisations and activities reopening after the summer break. We are so grateful to all our marvellous volunteers who help to […]
Some Lesson from a Trip Out West – Part 3 This is the final part of a 3 week series about some lessons learned from a family holiday in the West of Ireland about a month ago. In the first week, I was thinking about the power of welcome. Last week, I was thinking about […]
Some Lessons from a Trip Out West – Part Two – Entrepreneurship Some weeks ago, we enjoyed a wonderful family holiday to Connemara in the West of Ireland, and I’ve been reflecting on some powerful lessons from that trip. Last week, I was thinking of the power of welcome, as a result of the welcome […]
Some Lesson from a Trip Out West Our family has recently returned from a two week stay in beautiful Connemara in the West of Ireland. Over the next few weeks, I want to share some lessons we learned from our time there. In this week’s blog, I hope to reflect on the power of welcome. […]