by Fr. John | Feb 13, 2020 | Book Club - THE RELUCTANT DISCIPLE by David Wells
How can traffic jams on our way to work help us let things go?? That’s the last thing I would think would help us on our way to being a wonderful and faithful disciple of Jesus. Yet David shares his experience of being in a traffic challenge with honking horns...
by Fr. John | Feb 13, 2020 | Book Club - THE RELUCTANT DISCIPLE by David Wells
The practical realities of our lives are great teachers!! Our family, friends and workplace are opportunities to grow as a faithful disciple and to discover we have so much to learn. I guess that is one of the major reasons why we at the parish have a book club. By...
by Fr. John | Feb 11, 2020 | Book Club - THE RELUCTANT DISCIPLE by David Wells
It is wonderful when we have epiphany moments in our lives. Sometimes these great moments of wisdom or grace occur in good times but they often happen in moments of trouble, struggle or challenge. Regardless of the circumstances, we need to embrace the pearls or...
by Fr. John | Feb 11, 2020 | Book Club - THE RELUCTANT DISCIPLE by David Wells
Being nervous is a good thing. We like to avoid times of nervousness but in reality it helps us focus and it tells us what we are about to do is super important. I always get a little nervous before preaching, celebrating Mass and even refereeing basketball. I want to...
by Fr. John | Feb 11, 2020 | Book Club - THE RELUCTANT DISCIPLE by David Wells
The sound of silence can be so powerful. In this chapter David shares with us the wisdom of silence which is a wonderful way to lay down our weapons to create opportunities of love, kindness and compassion. He uses the scripture passage of Jesus and Pilate from the...
by Fr. John | Feb 11, 2020 | Book Club - THE RELUCTANT DISCIPLE by David Wells
Can we really live a life of discipleship simply out of obligation? This chapter invites us to reflect on the call of a faithful disciple to be rooted in love of God and neighbour. It is simply not enough to live our lives of faith out of obligation or obedience to...
