What kind of animal are you?
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.
Podcast #34 | How to Find God in Your Work?
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.
Working like the best
In the midst of this radical gearshift what does working like the best mean? The best? The best of what? What standards are we measuring against? Our own? The standards of those around us. Who decides what is the best?
Podcast #33| What Does YourTemperament Say About You?
Jennifer talks to us on Zoom about the 4 temperaments. We discuss how you can discover your temperament and how knowledge of the temperaments can make your relationships more resilient and meaningful.
Podcast #32 | Having the Freedom to Love
Do we fill our hearts with the right things? In this podcast we discuss what the human heart is made for. Do we fill it with the right things? We discuss how our hearts are made for greatness.
How can I find rest for my soul?
“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”
Getting excited as a family
I sometimes panic when I look up from my phone and see other members of my family glued to a screen. There’s something vacant about it, as if we’re zombies in a trance. I feel the need to light a fire under us, get us excited, or motivated to do something energising!
Podcast #31 | Why Self Advocacy is Not Bragging?
What would you tell your 20-year-old self? In this podcast episode, Helen Hughes, the first woman Director appointed to Transport Infrastructure Ireland. shares with us why self-advocacy is not the same as bragging.
The joy of missing out
Very few of us want to miss out on things.
Fun, laughter, connection with others, and celebrations are always a draw for us. Let it be said that there is no joy in missing out on these experiences.
“Happiness depends on ourselves” - says who?
Answer: Aristotle –a Greek philosopher who lived 300 BC.
Who is this Jesus?
Before eircodes were created for each address in Ireland, our postmen and women had to be relied on to find each person’s house.
Podcast #30 | Do We Need a Spiritual Guide?
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.
From only child to family of four
“Home should be an anchor, a port in a storm, a refuge, a happy place in which to dwell, a place where we are loved and where we can love.” - Marvin J Ashton
Saint of the ordinary
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.
Podcast #29 | The Great Female Saints, Interview with Simone Rizkallah
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.
Summer viewing – new and not so new
Cinemas are open! And what a treat after 18 months of lockdown. If you haven’t managed to venture back some of these films may just tempt you. We have also included some which can be watched still from the comfort of your own home.
Sustainability - leave a mark you would be proud of!
My sister had her first baby two years ago and I must admit I thought she was mad to even consider non disposable nappies and wipes. I imagined the scenario where the last nappy has been used, and the rest are all wet in the washing machine – panic!
Podcast #28 | How Do I Know If I Am Suffering From Burnout?
Sleepless nights, irritability, and a sense of unravelling are symptoms we can all experience from time to time. But is this burnout? And if not what are the symptoms of burnout?
No love without laughter?
Horace a popular lyric poet in Rome in the time of the emperor Augustus once said that, ‘Without Love and Laughter there is no Joy.’ Is there love without laughter?
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