The Presence of Jesus With Caryll Houselander

Caryll Houselander is a special soul who writes beautifully about the life of faith and prayer. In today’s message she reminds us that even if our work seems hard or even monotonous at times there is always a need for what you do. Without your unique presence...

Staying In The Present Moment With Blessed Solanus Casey

The modern Catholic school can be a hectic place at times. There is always so much to do and so many pressing demands. It can be easy to begin to live in the future, always planning for the next thing. In today’s message I share a great quote from the amazing...

The Ordinary Way Of Holiness With Vincent McNab O.P.

Our modern world is hooked on technological mastery and solutions. We live in an era where we assume that some new hack or system can streamline life at every turn and make things into some kind of utopia. We are often looking for some fancy solution to the challenges...

Becoming A Saint With Father Jacques Phillippe

One of the great pieces of good news in my spiritual journey has been the gradual realisation that I don’t have to become a saint by effort alone. It can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking that if we could just try harder, overcome bad habits and be nicer...

What We Can Learn From A Former Slave

Today is the memorial of St. Benedict the Black. In this short episode I want to explore how his simple life and legacy can offer us some great insights into how we can be people of service and...

The Courage To Be Strong On Difficult Issues

Today I share a great quote from Jeff Cavins that reminds us that our allegiance to Jesus is a total commitment . We don’t get to pick and choose the parts we agree with. At this moment in history there are many forces that seek to shut down the right of...

There Are Two Kinds of Catholic Schools

In today’s episode I want to talk about the difference between a Christocentric school and an anthropocentric school. They are radically different places and can create radically different outcomes. The call on our lives is to keep Jesus as the absolute centre...

Sharing In The Passion Of God

In today’s episode I discuss a special quote from John Piper about how the path to finding meaning and purpose in life is the path of sharing in God’s passion for the redemption of young people and all...