I present to you - in the remaining hours of 2024 - this year's "Best of" list! Among some notable entries, I read the best book I have ever read on spiritual direction (see below). Admittedly, I have only been reading in this field for ten years, but reading something that so invigorated my love … Continue reading Best of 2024 (Books, TV, Music)
Advent: God’s Many Comings
The following is taken from the first pages of Advent: God's Many Comings - a free resource I created for Advent. We Christians are a sneaky bunch. Somewhere down the line, someone had the bright idea to call a season in the Church’s calendar “Advent.”We get “Advent” from “Adventus,” a Latin word which means “coming,” … Continue reading Advent: God’s Many Comings
Becoming a Father (Round 2)
If we had to heave our first child into existence, our second floated toward us on a gentle stream. We had only been trying for four months when we found out we were pregnant with number two. When Jennifer took a pregnancy test this time around, there was hardly any waiting before it blinked positive. … Continue reading Becoming a Father (Round 2)
Being a Father: 14 Vignettes
It's 10:43am on the 18th of September and you are being born. Dark hair is covering your head and clay-coloured vernix is coating your body. You're screaming. You're being warmed and weighed. I'm apprehending your pain. I am unsure when I get to hold you; asking the nurses if I should take my shirt off. … Continue reading Being a Father: 14 Vignettes
Writing Is Prayer 