Pat Collins, C.M., BA, MA, STL has been a school teacher, a member of a parish mission team, a college lecturer in spirituality and the psychology of religion. He has spoken at conferences in 26 countries, published 30 books, many of which have been translated, and hundreds of articles as well as appearing regularly on radio and TV. Pat, a committed ecumenist, helped to introduce the Alpha Course into Ireland and is one of the founders of the New Springingtime Community in his native Dublin. In 2020 he established an online school of evangelisation.
Carl Jung once wrote, “No matter what the world thinks about religious experience, the one who has it possesses a great treasure.” Although fewer people than ever go to church, research indicates that perhaps as many as 66% of the population in secularized English-speaking countries are having s...