As the end of a pregnancy draws near, there is usually a sense of impatience and uncertainty. When will labour begin? For the first-time mother, there is always the question ‘How will I know when I’m in labour?’, to which Mums tend to say, ‘Oh, you’ll know!’' which,...

I am fascinated by paradox in the Christian life, how seemingly contradictory facts can actually be true and how reason isn’t the sole arbiter of truth. Jesus told us that the first will be last (Matt 19:30) and that in order to gain life we have to be prepared to...

If we truly believe in the sanctity of human life, then we have a moral duty to care for the disabled and helpless in our society. Henri Nouwen was a professor at universities who then left his academic life to live in a community of disabled people (L’Arche) where...