Editorial

I love to read something that surprises me. That’s why I enjoyed reading David Csinos’ debut Childrenswork article, ‘Spirituality with Style’. As he talks about his own youth, the children’s spirituality expert draws a picture that may be unfamiliar for many of us. You see, as a child, David loved nothing more than watching the ‘sights, sounds, smells, textures and tastes’ of the Catholic mass his family attended. In fact, he recalls, he ‘coerced my family to sit in the front pew… so that I could have the best view in the house.’ I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound a lot like my own childhood experiences of church, nor does it resonate with how my own children seem to engage with services.