Within a number of countries, today marks the event in the national calendar known as 'Fathers' Day'. Convention dictates that greeting cards are purchased and penned, gifts are offered, and time given to 'fathers'. Social commentators will immediate emphasise the very term 'father' is not (and should not be) confined to those who are biological parents. On the contrary, the complexities of modern living and atypical domestic arrangements, make clear that there are many who f

It has been over 2 months since an article was last posted here. Lest this introductory statement should be received as too redolent of the confessional, I might paraphrase St Benedict and observe there are also times when it is prudent to remain silent. As the Rule of St Benedict confirms, a fool is in a hurry to reveal himself. Silence then is a much needed resource. It encourages the heart and mind toward God and, most importantly, is an irreplaceable component in any pr