Category Archives: religion

Black Friday

Posted on March 29, 2013 by mags
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Passing Over

Posted on March 28, 2013 by mags

“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 →

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This is my body it will be given up for you

Posted on March 28, 2013 by mags

† 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 →

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The Franciscans, St Francis, and God who is Love

Posted on February 17, 2013 by mags

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 →

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An Obligation to Love

Posted on October 14, 2012 by mags

ob·li·ga·tion/ˌäbliˈgāSHən/ noun 1. An act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment. 2. The condition of being morally or legally bound to do something. ~~~~~~~~~ Because of love’s obligation, and … Continue reading →

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Miracles & Pinnacles

Posted on September 29, 2012 by mags

† This is my favourite of all the photographs which I took on my Rome pilgrimage.  It is the Tabernacle and Christ’s presence, which I captured from the balcony in The Venerable English College in Rome.  The special effects were … Continue reading →

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The Homeless Rome

Posted on September 26, 2012 by mags

I step inside St Peters Basilica . . . . . speechlessness. . . . . . ! Each transcendent marble letter was 3 metres in length.  From the ground they look like an inch. Today’s miracle, The Holy Spirit … Continue reading →

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OMG – Oh My God – Miracle

Posted on September 18, 2012 by mags

Where to begin. Miracles are not unfamiliar to me.  Not big or giant miracles, but coincidences too coincidental to be unacknowledged.  Funny things which happen which are unexplainable or explainable in an unbelievable way.  One might think this is just … Continue reading →

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Pentecost 2012

Posted on June 1, 2012 by mags

Pentecost (2012) “You have come home, mags.  Like a pilgrim who has walked a long way, you have had to travel far but now you can stop and be.  Early Christians used to say that ‘the world was created for … Continue reading →

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A Gift to Un-rap

Posted on May 4, 2012 by mags
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The Final Passion

Posted on April 6, 2012 by mags

Today I took my two little daughters to Trafalgar Square to watch  The Passion.   It is Good Friday.  It is God Friday. It was so very moving.  At one point my youngest daughter hid behind my back, she couldn’t … Continue reading →

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My 12 Year Old Sons Homework

Posted on March 28, 2012 by mags

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DV8 CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by mags

Uncomfortable. The personal physical tic’s of human nature, expressed through music, movement, dance, lyrics and scripts appears to be ‘the thing’ in theatres across the board at the moment. I recently saw the intense CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS? performance by DV8 … Continue reading →

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St Thérese of Lisieux

Posted on November 29, 2011 by mags

The train lines at the weekend are being worked upon.  The line I need is closed.  So every Saturday morning I have to walk down Kensington Church Street from Notting Hill in order to get to where I have got … Continue reading →

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Something Beautiful for God

Posted on November 12, 2011 by mags

It is so very penetrating and momentous when God communicates with us through the scriptures.  I mean not just the everyday tuning in, where any one of us might gather water to quench our thirst.   But the days when … Continue reading →

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Pray As You Go

Posted on November 11, 2011 by mags

Get God on your pod! One of the blessings I was given at a time when I desperately wanted a deeper more structured connection with God, and it appeared logistically impractical was  Pray-as-you-go . . . daily prayer for your MP3 player It is … Continue reading →

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Filling Holes & Healing Souls

Posted on November 2, 2011 by mags

It’s a small parish.  The week day congregation is but a handful. “There isn’t one of us here that isn’t deeply hurting and broken inside by something …….” went the beautifully poignant homily.  Everybody sitting before me lowers their head … Continue reading →

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Missing the Junction

Posted on September 26, 2011 by mags

Today I went to collect my student Id card.  The college is already beginning to feel like a place to which I feel warm and familiar towards. Even the sisters that I see walking up the road (to whom I … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Communion

Posted on August 16, 2011 by mags

One of the things which I really struggle with in my faith, is the fact that I am not allowed to be united with my children or church family, in the receiving of the Eucharist.  Holy Communion has been such … Continue reading →

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The Eternalness of Love

Posted on August 12, 2011 by mags

Peter Owen Jones says “Those of us who attempt to wedge the Divine experience into words always fall short.  We can never really do it, at best we can only show you the light from the diamond not the diamond itself.” … Continue reading →

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Treasures of Heaven, Relics & Saint Christopher

Posted on July 29, 2011 by mags

I am just reading CHRIST a British Museum Book written by Rowena Loverance.  It caught my attention after my recent wonderful visit to the Treasures of Heaven exhibition. A wonderful exhibition of relics and their lavish reliquaries. British Museum – Treasures … Continue reading →

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Sky’s are Blue & the Meadows are Sweet

Posted on July 16, 2011 by mags

To two Altar Server’s  (very very special one’s) To be Christ’s page at the altar, To serve Him freely there, Where even angels falter, Bowed low in reverent prayer. To touch the throne most holy, To hand the gifts for … Continue reading →

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Aung San Suu Kyi. The Reith Lectures.

Posted on June 30, 2011 by mags

SECURING FREEDOM/LIBERTY I believe that if you really want or need to say something, then you really should  have the freedom and courage to gently clearly and directly speak your Truth.  A soul should not be denied. God will forever … Continue reading →

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Poetry, Theology and Life

Posted on June 19, 2011 by mags

Paul Cezanne – The Kiss of the Muse 1859-1860 I spent the past two days at  The Power of The Word: Poetry, Theology and Life   ‘An international conference placing the ‘truth’ of Poetry and the ‘truth’ of Theology in discussion … Continue reading →

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Miracles

Posted on June 13, 2011 by mags

1 Corinthians 12:10   To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: John 4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will … Continue reading →

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