Disappointment need not be a big deal if we are prepared for it. Regularly, when I work with people in therapy where the focus is on difficult memories, I ask the person to describe what they notice. I have often remarked at how hard it is for people to notice what happens. Frequently, people only…

On hushed November mornings the waning border is embroidered by sugar coatings of frost and seed heads are transferred into iced confections. It’s on mornings like this that you reap the rewards for changing the way you garden in the herbacious borders as most gardeners have. The old traditional way was to cut everything down…

October is the month traditionally associated with Mary and many people will make a particular effort to pray the rosary this month. Any time I talk to a group of people about faith, prayer and spirituality I am struck by how many of them have memories of praying the rosary. The same is true of…

Science of Life

I’m encouraging my mother-in-law to take up motorcycling. A cynic might suspect my motives, but to be honest, I never quite got mother-in-law jokes; I’m very fond of mine, an Italian mother-in-law being the very best variety, I believe. Although well-acquainted with her zest for life, I have to say, even I was surprised by…

I am involved in producing a resource for families called Seeds of Faith. You can find it on www.godfaithandfamilylife.wordpress.com The theme we have been looking at this month is baptism. Baptism is never a private matter because in Baptism we become part of a faith community and that brings challenges and responsibilities with it. If…