Right now it seems as though the Church is changing in many dramatic ways, and it can feel a bit scary. The thing is, the…
Jody PonceJuly 12, 2022
We have a tradition in the West where the groom carries the bride across the house's threshold on their wedding day. Do you know where…
Jody PonceJuly 30, 2021
Perhaps many of you have, at some point in your lives, heard the famous quote by Fredrick Nietzsche: “God is dead; we have killed him.”…
Jody PonceMarch 5, 2021
What a year it's been! 2020 has felt to me as if the whole world has been shaken - a global pandemic, lockdowns and restrictions,…
Jody PonceJanuary 22, 2021
What does "advent" mean? Well, the word itself means: "The arrival of a notable person or thing." At this time of year we celebrate the…
Jody PonceDecember 10, 2020
There is a question that lurks at the back of our minds, niggling, scratching, attempting to penetrate our consciousness. We keep it at bay with…
Jody PonceOctober 27, 2020
Tim Keller once said, "Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less." Self-forgetfulness is the key to living a happy life.…
Jody PonceJuly 24, 2020
Of all the problems in the world, suffering is the hardest to face. Why is there so much suffering in our world, and why does…
Jody PonceFebruary 6, 2020
In the movie Beauty and the Beast, we see how looking beyond an outward beastly appearance to the beauty within can be a positively transformative…
Jody PonceOctober 15, 2019
The philosopher Immanuel Kant once said, “All persons are owed respect just because they are persons.” There was a time when philosophy could be engaged…
Jody PonceAugust 15, 2019
How can we expect to hear the Holy Spirit when our lives are filled with constant noise? If we would like to see the gifts…
Jody PonceJuly 9, 2019
What is the Lord building in your life right now? The Lord is always working in our lives. We might know about two or three…
Jody PonceMay 28, 2019
As Easter approaches, it makes me consider the way people think about Jesus in the world I live in. I live in Cork, Ireland. Ireland…
Jody PonceApril 18, 2019
In the world we live in today, fame is no longer confined to places like Hollywood; the flicker of fame resides in the heart of…
Jody PonceMarch 19, 2019
