The word, "accountability" can be traced etymologically as being in a "state of testimony or being answerable", while the Oxford Dictionary, states the definition of accountability as, "​the fact of being responsible for your decisions or actions and being expected to explain them when you are asked."  However, in the context of a Christian community, the concept of accountability takes on more then just a mere giving of a statement or audit of one's actions. Christian accountability in a community has very much to do with the building of trusting and safe relationships, coming alongside someone you trust, someone of deep faith and grounded in the Scriptures and the Teachings of the Catholic Church, who would  meet you where you [...]

If you think I am referring to the rock band AC/DC and their megahit ‘Let there be Rock’, you are partly right. The lyrics which plays on Genesis is the creative license they’ve taken (Let there be light, Let there be sound, Let there be drums, Let there be guitar, and of course Let there be Rock) and there is no denying the talent as you see Angus Young, one of the head-banging band members rip across the stage with fire in his belly. The 1970s rocked! But I digress. My last couple of articles for Our Pilgrimage explored the nuptials we have with Jesus (Jesus Christ – my bridegroom, my 4G) and the rock which the Lord built the [...]