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Category Archives: music
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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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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Bleak Mid-Winter Solstice
-a la Mr Christopher Frye & Ms Christina Rossetti – † The darkest time in the year, The poorest place in the town, Cold, and a taste of fear, Man and woman alone, What can we hope for here? … Continue reading
Posted in female discipleship, music, Poetry
Tagged Christina Rossetti, Christopher Fry, In the Bleak mid Winter
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. . . . Divine Office
Today I went to Jacintha Saldanha’s Latin Memorial Mass at Westminster Cathedral. Today I bought a breviary. Its my breatheary.
She May Be Weary
wear·y adjective /ˈwi(ə)rē/ wearier, comparative; weariest, superlative Feeling or showing tiredness, esp. as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep – he gave a long, weary sigh Reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of – she was weary of their constant arguments … Continue reading
The Maverick Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Music takes us right back to a moment in time capturing the energy and the essence of the inner pilgrimage whilst accompanying us on our journey in the outward world. Whilst I was in Rome it was the timeless un-dated … Continue reading
Posted in communication, female discipleship, music
Tagged lauryn hill, maverick sabre, pilgrimage music
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Going French
I am in Love with French films. Even French films which don’t make the earth move. They are un-like other films. They do not have to be something bold, or in your face. They are not hard or cutting edge, … Continue reading
Posted in communication, Film, Love, music
Tagged french films, goodbye first love, laura marling
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Of Gods and Men and Moons
Last night I went to see the beautiful film Of Gods and Men for the third time. It is such a beautiful film. All of its beauty transcends all of the brutalness. I watched it in a very peaceful, contemporary, sacred space. … Continue reading
Posted in female discipleship, Love, music, My poetry, Nature
Tagged of gods and men, sting sister moon, the moon
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A Creature I Dont Know
I love Laura Marling singer-song writer. Her lyrics are a wonderful rich tapestry of poetry enwrapped in the tales of the beast. The beast being ‘love’. At any point in any song she could be singing about her beloved, you … Continue reading
Posted in Love, music
Tagged a creature I dont know. light, dark, laura marling, loss, Love
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Him In All Things
The six miles spiritual v physical dog walk on days feels sublimely articulate, sharply defined and easy, where thoughts flow in and out, as the steady pulse of cars hypnotically pass, like rosary beads slipping through obedient disciplined fingers. Light-footed … Continue reading
Posted in female discipleship, Film, Love, music
Tagged God, michael nyman the piano, pain, spiritual and physical work out
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The Holy Spirit
+ “The Holy Spirit is Love, and it moves in great mysterious ways” + + and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him +
Posted in female discipleship, Love, music
Tagged corrine bailey rae, Love, the holy spirit
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Daughter – Elena Tonra
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I have spent the last few weeks endlessly painting with my iTunes endlessly on playback. For those of you who know me, you will know that I Love my acoustic music. I have only just personally discovered … Continue reading
Anna Calvi
28 year old Londoner Anna Calvi was a BBC nominee for the voice of 2011. In January Domino Records released her unique debut album Anna Calvi. Co produced by PJ Harvey’s long term collaborator Rob Ellis. It’s so … Continue reading
Radiohead + Lamentation
What with the last post Love Like Poison ‘s creep Radiohead cover, and with Santo Jude’s need & Thom Yorke music relay, and then the Bridges and Tangents Wedding vows post……. it’s most definitely a red wine and Radiohead moment. Perfect. And then a little Latitude, and … Continue reading
Posted in Loss, Love, music
Tagged lamentation, Love, marriage, radiohead, true love waits
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Love Like Poison
A gentle beautiful film, so tender. So accurate, it becomes real. “Suffering is human, you must accept it as proof of humanity. Not wanting to suffer is understandable, of course. But its also linked to pride.” “God wants us to have … Continue reading
Psalm
Peter Owen-Jones has a book still currently on the shelves, entitled Psalm, by O Books, 2005, ISBN 1903816912 This is a beautiful compelling translation of just 11 of the ancient psalms which he has ‘recast’ into a contemporary idiom. The … Continue reading
Posted in books, literature, Love, music, My poetry, prayer
Tagged Contemporary Psalms, Peter Owen-Jones, U2 Beautiful Day
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2 perfect songs by Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan
For the unjustly condemned. For Love. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi
Posted in Love, music
Tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, cold water, Damien rice, Lisa Hannigan, uplayed piano
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St Francis de Sales + Madeleine Peyroux……. Dance me to the end of Lent
I have recently read St Francis de Sales an introduction to a devout life. Where for once, a religious, is spiritually guiding a young woman. It is an affectionate book, if there can be such a book. It has a … Continue reading
Posted in books, female discipleship, Lent, Love, music
Tagged jazz, Madeleine Peyroux, St Francis de Sales
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A Meditation on the Limits of Love
In the winter of 2009, when I was on my R.C.I.A course, our newly instated Fr, led us in meditation. It was a deeply moving and desperately painful and emotional experience. Christ was being sacrificed on the cross, and having … Continue reading
Posted in female discipleship, Lent, music
Tagged james blake, Lent, suffering. .R.C.I.A, the crucifixion
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