A Diary of Christian Courtship in a Secular World
After publishing my article, The Catholic Weekly followed it up the next week with a wonderful response by Philippa Martyr. Philippa picked up where my article left off - on the importance of not storing up your treasures here on earth but in Heaven, our ultimate destiny. She addressed an important issue that I didn't … Continue reading Don’t hide behind ‘God’s will’
Bad dating experiences are all too common these days, and the Church is no exception. When I wrote my article, it drew a lot of negative comments from some who dismissed many of the concerns I raised. In response to this, a young woman in her late 20s called Sophie reached out to me to … Continue reading Some unfortunately common dating experiences…
I have been sent so many beautiful notes, hopeful messages and words of encouragement over the past four weeks and I want to share the love. I hope that some of you may find hope and encouragement in these words, as I did. The below were published in the Catholic Weekly's Letters page the week … Continue reading Love(ly) Letters
A few words on clarification Wow. What a month it has been. Since publishing my article in the Catholic Weekly (For want of a lot of good men) on 2 May 2019, I have been inundated in a deluge of messages, phone calls, conversations and advice. I cannot stress enough how unexpected this has been, … Continue reading To all my critics…
Below is the second version of the article 'For want of a lot of good men'; this one I wrote for The Australian. It was published on Saturday, 25 May 2019. A good man is hard to find, and increasingly becoming even more scarce Where are all the good, marriageable men? This is a question … Continue reading Good men are hard to find
This whole adventure began on Thursday, 2 May 2019 when The Catholic Weekly published an article I'd been working on for a couple of weeks about an issue I felt deeply about, but never seemed to hear or read anyone discussing. Namely, the absence of good, moral, normal men, and the consequent desperation that was … Continue reading The article that started it all
Agony and Hope 