Category: Stories

A parable to remind us that resistance matters, even in mundane things
Paul McGowan, from our friends at Pax Christi, re-examines the well-trodden 'Parable of the Talents'. What is this is not a lesson about 'gifts', but a story about collaboration and resistance?
Dec 01 2023

Positive Faith present a World Aids Day service, ‘The Reason for Hope’
Reflections, music and scripture as well as opportunities for sharing on this World Aids Day online service.
Dec 01 2023

Dust to Dust: Passionist Life in Haiti
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fr Rick Frechette has been the cornerstone of a Passionist community all giving their lives for the beleaguered nation.
Oct 31 2023

Join our livestreamed seminar sessions at our ‘Contemplating the Passion’ conference
See the full list of talks at this year's week-long seminar, and tune in on YouTube.
Sep 20 2023

Bodies on the Line: A Clarion for Christians
An exclusive extract from Rev'd Sue Parfitt's new book on Christians, Civil Resistance and the Climate Crisis - out soon via Lab/ora Press.
Jul 26 2023

Walking Ancient Paths to the Future: Eight Things
Lya Vollering shares eight concluding lessons from ninety-six days spent walking the Via Francigena.
Jul 25 2023

Thanks for following Lya on her journey along the Via Francigena to Rome. Here she shares her reflections on the final week of her eco-pilgrimage.
Jul 18 2023

Lya Vollering details her thirteenth week walking along the Via Francigena, through Italian towns full of history.
Jul 11 2023

Experiences of Passionist prayer, pt. 3: Joanne Crompton
How do we pray? What role does prayer take in our lives? We asked three people pursuing a Passionist spirituality how their sense of prayer has changed over time.
Jul 05 2023

On the twelfth week walking along the Via Francigena, Lya Vollering reflects on the trail of lost belongings she's left behind..
Jul 04 2023

We read the gospel as if we had no money (an extract from ‘Sabbath Economics’)
Ched Myers' beloved collection of essays grappling with justice, scarcity, and the economics of enough is back in print via our friends at Lab/ora Press.
Jul 03 2023

The Power of Peer Support: an ethic of friendship amongst people living with HIV
For people living with HIV, stigma often keeps them away from churches, yet the clinical setting fails to meet their spiritual and pastoral needs. This is where Positive Faith's peer support ministry begins.
Jun 27 2023

On the eleventh week of her pilgrimage along the Via Francigena, Lya Vollering takes solace in the harmony and peace of a simple, unadorned church.
Jun 27 2023