I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
I will tell of all thy wonderful deeds - Psalm 9:1

What is the purpose of this site?

This site first started in 2011. There was a two-fold purpose:

• to make available the works of the saints online so anyone on a spiritual journey could benefit by reading them online. This has been made redundant now because the writings of the saints are available on Kindle for a very modest investment. If anyone is still interested in reading online, they are still available on the Wayback machine.
• to provide a brief summary of the dogmas relating to the Trinity, Our Lord and Our Lady.

However, times change.

In the 2020s it seems that religion in western society is not a topic of interest; that it is deemed to have nothing of value to say to people in their day to day lives. A busy modern can apparently live quite well without thinking once about God during their day.

A label of ‘irrelevant’ or, perhaps worse, ‘anachronistic’ applies particularly to Catholic Christianity in the light of the latest ‘woke’ insights like the acceptance of homosexuality, gay marriage, voluntary assisted dying and new opinions about the very nature of sexuality itself.

So now I see a different more urgent need than helping the convinced. We need to get more people interested in their souls and that religion is indispensable in helping them to live well holistically i.e. body and soul.

For this reason we have included some content more related to philosophy than theology in the hope that a call to simple reflection might be the start of a spiritual journey.

Who is responsible for the site?

As a reader, I believe you have some right to know who I am.

Briefly, I am a Catholic layman with a wonderful family that includes four children who are now  adults with their own children, many nearing adulthood. I have seen two generations grow, have observed their concerns and difficulties and tried to help. But everyone’s struggle is their own. It is partly in response to their needs that I commenced this site.

I have no official status or particular expertise in theology other than what one acquires over many years of general interest. I first read St John of the Cross and St Teresa of Avila in the 1960s. I stumbled upon them by chance and wondered why, as a church  goer, I had never heard of them mentioned.

I have no particular axe to grind that I am aware of, just a need for help on my journey. For that I rely principally on the help and guidance of our holy mother the Church who continues Christ’s work through the ages.

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