On The Journey This Week: Fr Mike Delaney says we must reflect before responding to issues in the community. It's not my belief or position that I need to defend, but it's the gospel that must be defended. Plus: Mother Hilda says the next time things feel as though life suddenly got cold for you, be of good cheer, it's only God telling you that he's there. Fr Tony Percy says that the Gospel is a call to profound prayer and spirituality in our communities, something we need in this age of great secularization. Robert Falzon on raising great fathers, and Byron and Francine Pirola with Smart Loving.