Does your spiritual life feel like a bit of an experiment? Moments of great intensity but after nothing seems to have changed? In this episode, we explore how Opus Dei has helped many people to discover the adventure of spiritual life bedded down in daily routines.

I still remember the first proper ‘parenting’ book I put my hands on. I was newly pregnant with my first child, just past those first three months when all I had been able to do was lie in a nauseous heap, lamenting the fact that I felt like I’d been hit by a bus. People told me the pregnancy ‘glow’ would come – I’d just have to be patient.

While on holidays in the West of Ireland this summer, I went for a walk by the sea with a good friend. There were people everywhere and a nice, relaxed atmosphere. So much so it felt like pre-Covid times again.

Each of us has an emotional bank which can get depleted. We feel loved when others understand our love language and hurt when someone does not. In today's interview we will be talking to Jennifer Kehoe, a mother of 6 and a frequent speaker on the topic of Communication.

I don’t know about you, but I’m impatient. I have trouble learning an instrument because I find it tedious to work on the basics. I want to get right in and start with a song. And I don’t want to play it poorly, I want to start at the level of a virtuoso, I want to be an instantaneous expert. It’s taken me a very long time to learn that it just doesn’t work that way.

Looking back on it now, I don't think I really knew what to expect when I got married. The man I had chosen to spend the rest of my life with was my best friend, and a part of me believed that once we were married, life would be perfect. If life was a cake, our wedding day was the cherry on top.

The idea that you can find God in the boardroom, in your kitchen and at your workstation is still a surprise to many people. This was the message St Josemaría brought to light when he founded Opus Dei. In this episode we will be discussing the origins of Opus Dei.

Seamus Heaney, the Northern Irish poet wrote a poem about one of his favourite aunts, Aunty Mary. It’s called Sunlight. As he approaches the last stanza, we almost hear him whispering in our ear…

Stuck for something to read? These books might spark some interest!

Dedicating time to one’s beauty routine can seem like a luxury for many women. In today’s podcast we will be talking to our guest Anne Nixon, a beauty therapist based in Dublin.

Have you noticed how certain ads appear stating,“You might be interested in….” and they can sometimes have the most tenuous link to a previous search. Well, recently it happened quite by chance that I was offered a chance to listen to “ABC conversations” with Dr. Richard Harris, Australian of the Year 2019.

I’ll never forget the look on his little face. There we were the two of us, in the kitchen. I was busy making dinner, trying to serve the food, and simultaneously get the pots and pans washed up as I went along.

A rainy day, a cup of tea, a blanket, a good book. This is an image I conjure up in my head on a regular basis. The reality is a different story.

Recently, my children have suffered from my wilful mismanagement of videos & video games, and are constantly snacking, fighting, and forgetting any house rules. Yes, it’s come to this.

When you struggle with the unbelief of friends and family, it can be hard to maintain your own conviction and help those around you.

Can you remember the last time that you escaped for hours and even weeks through a good book? A book where time stopped and you were positively enthralled?

So, if you can, claim some space and time today. Design it into your life. Get a little distance from the have-tos (they’re going to feel really pressing and you might think to yourself ….

If there is one thing, we all have in common as human beings and that is the ability to make mistakes, be imperfect, have defects, fall short, commit errors etc. And we all know the feelings that accompany mistakes, failures and imperfection.

Have you ever sat through a movie where the person next to you asks questions about the plot and characters? I have to confess there’s been times when I’ve been that person.

My husband and I recently celebrated our 11th anniversary and prided ourselves on our common ground. We decided to go away for a weekend by ourselves, and chose to ignore all the tensions over the years.