Topics : Spirituality

“In God” – Reflections on the Catholic Creed

This article is the second one in a series about the Catholic creed.  It speaks about God throughout history and how He is probably best understood with the heart. The text is adapted from an article in Spanish by Avaro Lobo SJ, which is published on the website Pastoral SJ. (The link to the original […]Read More

“I Believe” – Reflections on the Catholic Creed

This article is the first in a series on the Catholic creed.  It describes the human characteristics of belief and trust in the context of faith. The text is adapted from an article in Spanish by Alvaro Lobo SJ, published on the website Pastoral SJ. (The link to the original article is available at the […]Read More

Evasive Behaviour

This article explains what is evasive behaviour and how you can get out of it. Understanding Evasive Behaviour You’re in the midst of a difficult and unpleasant task. You take out your mobile, and before you know it, you’ve spent 20 minutes on social networks. On another time, a painful memory comes to mind, and […]Read More

Overcoming Fear – "Do not be Afraid"

This article helps you understand more what fear really is and how to deal with it… Fear that life will steal what is important to you Fear is like a labyrinth with many twists and turns. It has a lot of disordered paths where you can easily get lost. What is peculiar to this labyrinth […]Read More

Feeling Insecure – Love as the Greatest Security

This article describes what it is like to feel insecure and proposes three ways how to find secure ground “Feeling Insecure” Scenario Imagine walking with your eyes covered in an area where, apart from some steady rocks, you know that there is also quicksand, sinkholes, puddles and even mines that can explode if you step […]Read More

Desperately Seeking Certainty

Who does not like to decipher a mystery, or solve a problem, and come to understand something? In addition to the sense of satisfaction that comes from using the intellect that God gave us, it also gives us a sense of security. When faced once again with the same situation, we will know what is […]Read More

Unrealistic Expectations of Others and of Self

This article describes those moments when we have unrealistic expectations from other people or from ourselves and proposes two ways of how we can leave the labyrinth of these unrealistic expectations. What you expect from others – “Sometimes the timing is different” One of the most complex paths that we have to travel in life […]Read More

Understanding the Meaning of Banality

This article describes the meaning of banality and how can one get out of it Understanding The Meaning of Banality To say that something is banal is to say that it is dispensable, superficial, and inconsequential. In contemporary life there are many experiences that can be described as such. Banal is the obsession with image […]Read More