Trust has been described as “Choosing to risk making something you value vulnerable to another person’s actions”.

When we are offended, aggrieved, wronged we win when we do the forgiving. We win when we become vulnerable and take the “hit” for someone else’s wrongdoing.

This blog is not an attempt to deal with any one issue, but to look at the bigger picture and perhaps try to answer the questions: Why is there suffering in the world at all? And what is God doing about it?

Right down through our history, Christianity has been a hallmark of Irishness. It inspired the rise of independence, resilience in the face of poverty and the combat of disease by missionaries on a global scale.

Peace and serenity is something we crave and yet it can seem so unattainable. In today's podcast, we talk about what kind of peace we should be striving for?

One of the benefits of dark evenings is that the night skies become more visible. Taking the opportunity on a clear night to step away from the street lights, and with a break in the clouds, the most dazzling array of twinkling lights in the black sky appear.

Mark Twain once said, “The 2 most important days in your life: The day you were born and the day you discover why.” Core values point to our 'why'. Without core values, we don’t know what we live for and we don’t know where we are going.

In this episode, we explore why perfectionism often hijacks our growth in the Christian life. We discuss how this misconception can make God’s will something rigid and unattainable and all the more exhausting.

Pope Francis was once asked by a student “What can I do to convince my fellow students who are all atheists to believe in God?” Pope Francis answered him quite clearly. Do nothing. The last thing you need to do is to say something. Start to live your life, and they will ask you “Why do you live that way?”

There are a plethora of spiritual books out there. It can be hard to know which one is right for you now! In this podcast episode, Catherine shares some of the ideas from a talk she gave on a recent Hearts+Minds overnight in September.

If you are a person who values their spiritual life, then spiritual books need to be part of your staple diet.

Some months back one of our listeners requested we cover the topic Mind, Body and Soul on our podcast series. With over 18 months of the pandemic under our belt we are more convinced of the connection between healthy mind, healthy body and healthy soul.

Some of the more unusual questions to be asked at an interview include what animal would you be and why? Have a think for a moment.

Many of us would agree that it is important to try to do our work well, to get tasks done efficiently, and to meet our many deadlines. Christians are called to find holiness in their every day, which means being able to find God in and through our daily lives.

“Come to me all you who labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me. For my burden is easy and my yoke is light. You will find rest for your souls”

Before eircodes were created for each address in Ireland, our postmen and women had to be relied on to find each person’s house. 

We may often ask ourselves wondering what’s God’s will for me? But the idea of getting spiritual direction can seem a little “too” much, perhaps controlling or at best a little onerous. In our latest podcast, we explore why the Church recommends spiritual direction and that it has made many great saints.

One thing that this current pandemic has brought to light is our tendency to normally be ‘on the go’ – to be busy with something, to be going somewhere, to be meeting someone, to be hurrying from one place to another.

This is an interview with Simone Rizkallah, a wonderful person who runs Endow in the United States, a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.

After months of mass online, the idea of going back to mass may seem a little strange. Now that we can finally attend LIVE mass in person, we can find ourselves out of the habit, almost resenting the effort to get there in person.