“My son, if you come forward to serve the Lord, Prepare yourself for testing.” (Sirach 2:1)
April 17, 2025
“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that Dragons exist, but because they tell us that Dragons can be beaten.” (G.K. Chesterton)
April 8, 2025
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
(Fyodor Dostoevsky), The Brothers Karamazov
March 25, 2025
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” (Gk Chesterton)