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Black Friday
Posted in Lent, Loss, Love, religion
Tagged Black Friday, crucifixion, Good Friday, Murder
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Passing Over
“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” “My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?” † † This first saying of Jesus on the cross is traditionally called “The Word of Forgiveness”. It is theologically interpreted as Jesus’ prayer for forgiveness for … Continue reading
This is my body it will be given up for you
† Song of Solomon 1:7 Tell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends? † Revelation … Continue reading
Posted in female discipleship, prayer, religion
Tagged crucifixion, Lent, Love, suffering, vocations, womens ministry in the parish
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St Francis ~ Follower of Christ
The Renunciation of the Family ‘St. Francis’s father was a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi. Francis grew up to be a privileged young man-about-town, indulging in quite a bit of merrymaking and revelry with his cronies. When a war broke … Continue reading
Spirals with God
On my apple laptop, if I am operating too quickly for the internet connection, a little spiral circular Catherine Wheel appears. It is a rainbow spectrum of energy which whizzes and spirals around and around. It is a radiant energy. I … Continue reading
?
During moments in the past few weeks, and on certain occasions before hand, it has been as if I am outside of myself, in a situation but outside of it, contemplating it whilst it is happening. Observing it, and then … Continue reading
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It is impossible to any longer crucify somebody who has already been crucified and has ascended to their Father †
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I confess
I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, … Continue reading
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A Pope With One Lung
. . . and a triune heart. A church with one bell – Glory box. A reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . because God is Love. . . . . . … Continue reading
Posted in death, female discipleship, music
Tagged glorybox, john marytn, Pope Francis, st francis, St John of the Cross
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St Catherine of Siena
St Catherine of Siena has been sending me friendship requests for a while now, I don’t know why but I made myself otherwise engaged. I first brought her book The Dialogue about 3/4 years ago, and I promptly put it … Continue reading
Anthony and the Johnsons
Yesterday it was my eldest sons 13th birthday. We had a wonderful mother/son day in London. I took him to the Lichtenstein exhibition which was just great for him, right up his street! It was a retrospective of comic strip … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, music, Theatre
Tagged anthony and the johnsons, Billy elliot westminster cathedral
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Beyond-All
Something Understood : Yearning Lucy Mangan examines that sense of longing on the cusp between pleasure and pain. ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ † And then beyond something understood, beyond all-yearning, beyond all-hope, beyond all-knowing, is something quite other; it is extraordinary, it is … Continue reading
The Franciscans, St Francis, and God who is Love
Today I spent a beautiful frosty brightest sunshine day on retreat at a convent in Chigwell in Essex, in the diocese of Brentwood. It really was a very special day. I seriously have considered moving to another diocese; but in … Continue reading
Posted in female discipleship, religion
Tagged franciscans, God, grace, Jesus, sin, St Francis of Assisi
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The Dominicans, Mary Magdalene, and a New Charism for Women
I recently discovered that the Dominicans have a deeper Love and devotion for Mary Magdalene. From the very beginnings of the Dominican Order Mary Magdalene has been recognised for her special place as True friend of Christ. She is patron … Continue reading
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Tagged Mary Magdalene, the dominicans, womens ministry in the parish
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—————-†he Line Crossed
Sometimes I have been known to cross the line . . . Whoops! 0–:O/ Sorry. On occasions in a lesser way, my children have too. It’s tricky to know when to let them fall and when to catch … Continue reading
Posted in communication, female discipleship
Tagged intuition, on-line friendship, safety, Trust
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The Gift of Bad Spelling
I am not a very good speller; you may have noticed. One of the comments on one of my assignment submissions said “Rather marred by grammatical errors”. This was on the one paper which I never double checked with another, … Continue reading
Posted in communication, literature
Tagged communication, dyslexia, gifts, poor spelling, Visual Thesaurus
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Wild Flower in the Ice
It’s daytime and I’ve got the cold in my bones. And yet still there is a speck of warmth somewhere hiding within, cocooned. A speck of warmth biding its time, waiting, daring to break through the hard-set icy ground … Continue reading
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Friday Is Sandwiches 4 †he Homeless day. (F I S H)
On Saturday on the way to uni, outside Notting Hill tube station, at 8.00 in the morning, in the freezing temperatures, lay what looked like two bodies asleep on the glittering pavement, with nothing but an open sleeping bag strewn … Continue reading
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