Hope.
At the end of my year on YMT (2021 in case you’re interested) my Team ran an Encounter Night. The crux of the night was a reflection on our identity. For context, we spoke about how names in the bible have great importance and when someone encounters God in a new way it often comes with a name change that better captures their identity or purpose – think Simon to Peter (meaning the rock) or Abram to Abraham (Father of many).
Read MoreThe world as we know it has changed within these past 18 months. Lockdown is a familiar experience for all. I’ll be honest, we had a snap 5-day lockdown at the start of the year, and I definitely could have handled it better. I was fully convinced our YMT year was over
Read MoreWhen I was growing, for a number of years we’d always go to the Christmas Midnight Mass. Hundreds of people would cram into that 19th century Church, the stale air radiating the remnant of a blistering Campbelltown summer’s day. It was hot and uncomfortable, but there was always something special, almost mystical about it. Finally, after weeks
Read MoreI’m a wanderer. Any chance that I have to go outside and just wander by myself, I’ll take it. I find that my exploration of the seasons is a tactile, very personal invitation from God to see Him show off for me. And I LOVE IT when He does that. Have you ever let yourself be elated by spring’s joyful harmonies?
Read More“That’s your truth,” “You do you,” “Don’t tell me how to live MY life,” “Everything is relative anyway…”
We hear stuff like this all the time and it can make us wonder ‘is there really an objective morality, or are we just wasting our time thinking about it?’. These are the questions philosophers have addressed for centuries, and today I’d like to look at some of them and suggest the alternative view to moral relativism, that is objective morality.
Read MoreSo, after the excitement of Easter and the power of Pentecost, we come to the main part of the Church’s calendar: Ordinary Time. It’s about as exciting as it sounds. Except for a few big feast days sprinkled here and there, Ordinary Time is just ordinary. But that doesn’t mean it’s unimportant. Ordinary time is when we can live our lives in the spirit of the resurrection and Pentecost
Read MoreGrowing up, I never thought of myself as a perfectionist. It wasn’t until later in my teenage years that I started to notice this sneaky little voice in the back of my head that filled me with fear, guilt and discouragement. This voice was so familiar that I had never consciously tuned into it and noticed how much it was restricting me.
Read MoreWhen I first returned home after COVID-19 hit, I was determined to make the best of the situation, and to enjoy the extra time I now had to rediscover old friends and hobbies that I’d somewhat neglected during the hectic ups and downs of Team life. I spent several days immersed in books, anime, phone calls, siblings, creative projects and memes before I finally stepped back and realised that I was feeling consistently frustrated, confused and
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