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Visiting the “new jungle” in Calais

Filed in Relationships by on December 6, 2015 4 Comments
Visiting the “new jungle” in Calais

A DAY TRIP TO CALAIS A main street. The only one. Around a jungle of tents and rubbish. Mud, restaurants, shops. I am in the afghan area together with four others for a day trip […]

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World Mental Health Day: how can the Catholic Church offer pastoral support to those who need it?

Filed in Catholic by on October 8, 2015 2 Comments
World Mental Health Day: how can the Catholic Church offer pastoral support to those who need it?

Mental Health and the Christian response: personal reflections from a Catholic layperson: World Mental Health Day is coming this Saturday, 10th October.  The theme this year is Dignity.  Thinking about this from a Catholic perspective, […]

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Confidence and the love of self

Filed in Spirituality by on September 13, 2014 4 Comments
Confidence and the love of self

[Guest post by Stephen Rooney] How do you react when you meet someone who seems to be full of self-confidence? Authentic confidence is characterised by humility and is simultaneously munificent, benevolent and magnanimous.  Always seeking […]

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Aradin: supporting Christian culture in the Middle East

Filed in Arts by on September 11, 2014 0 Comments
Aradin: supporting Christian culture in the Middle East

A guest post from Dr Amal Marogy. From 30th June to 8th July, Aradin Charitable Trust (www.aradin.org.uk) organised a cultural course for priests and clergy of the Middle East under the title ‘Be inspired to inspire’. […]

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Tinder: the dangers and delights of mobile app dating

Filed in Relationships by on June 16, 2014 5 Comments
Tinder: the dangers and delights of mobile app dating

[A guest post by Stephen Rooney]. With the tag line “A fun way to break the ice” and launched initially as an iPhone application in September 2012, Tinder has taken the millennial dating market by […]

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The struggle with infertility: Catholic perspectives on what it means for couples, and how others can support them

Filed in Family by on May 1, 2014 3 Comments
The struggle with infertility: Catholic perspectives on what it means for couples, and how others can support them

[A guest post about the challenge of infertility, edited by Rebecca Royse] Infertility Awareness Week, 2014: A Catholic Perspective  One in six couples will experience infertility at some point in their marriage. Infertility is medically […]

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From Matthew McConaughey’s Oscar to a spiritual awakening in San Antonio many years ago

Filed in Arts by on March 16, 2014 0 Comments
From Matthew McConaughey’s Oscar to a spiritual awakening in San Antonio many years ago

[Guest post by Katy Whisenant] Seeing all the publicity surrounding Matthew McConaughey’s Oscar has been a bit of a surreal experience, as not only did we grow up in the same small town near the […]

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How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk

Filed in Family by on February 12, 2014 1 Comment
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk

[Guest post by Rosemary Boyle] I have read various ‘parenting’ books, most of which didn’t really help.  Now that the youngest of my 4 children is 17 and my oldest 26, I have discovered the […]

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