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Footplate Padre - first diesels set the pace

Footplate Padre - first diesels set the pace

As the Footplate Padre I can attest so many things that happen early in the year sets the agenda for the ensuing twelve months, whether that be at school, university, the work place, the church, or in your personal relationships..

  • Turning suffering into joy

    How could God allow suffering in this world? Why do bad things happen to innocent people? The presence of suffering, injustice, tragedy is a problem for everyone. Most people, regardless of their culture or background, agree that human beings ought not to suffer, be excluded, die of injustice. So how do we make sense of these realities?

  • Tacking the Demons of Addiction

    When we talk about the harmful use of alcohol, we sometimes hear people talk about the ‘red mist’, the violent or aggressive impulses that can take over when some people drink too much.

  • Your own disposition

    Yesterday I reviewed the ideas of how Civil Law and one's own religious affiliation might work in unionism to somehow determine one's own life and philosophy of life.

  • Why Noah?

    It surprises me that people on the fringe of faith, or totally opposed to faith,often ask me about Noah. Of all the stories in the Bible, why Noah?

  • Independence is a myth

    This quote from one of the greatest 20th century scientists got me thinking:  

  • When they walk through the darkest valley…

    When a friend is going through something hard, I want to know about it; I want to be right there in the thick of it with them. When they invite me into these hard places, I count it an absolute privilege.  

  • Making good decisions in high school for life

    How can we make good decisions? It is something that we obsess with and understandably so! We always want to make the best choice, especially when it comes to big things in life.

  • Dreams come alive when we act

    I’m a member of a youth board,and disability advocate Dr Huhana Hickey spoke at a recent meeting.One thing she said was that people with disabilities don’t tend to dream big enough.

  • A message for my younger girls

    For my highschool girls! Can I get a h-e-l-l-o?!

  • You’re kidding, a church is where?

    Churches today can be found in the most astonishing places. Over the years I have read of a de-commissioned passenger aircraft now utilised as a church. Some use tents, some use outdoor chapels in the bush, some use large houses or hotels / motels.

  • I want to go home to someone who cares for me

    36 Grade 11 and 12 students.