Posted: 21 July 2020
Following on from yesterday, I thought the following poem, which came up in our poetry evening, might help us to focus again on the world around us
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Posted: 20 July 2020
It looks as though we’re going to have a couple of days of reasonable weather - fingers crossed.
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Posted: 19 July 2020
I was listening to ’Something Understood’ this morning; it was about darkness in its various forms.
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Posted: 18 July 2020
I hope you’re managing to stay well and safe - it appears as though the virus, whilst seeming to have abated slightly, poses an even greater threat if we ignore the basic rules of distancing and hygiene … but we know that, don’t we?
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Posted: 17 July 2020
Good morning - I hope you’re well The news on climate change seems to get ever more threatening, doesn’t it - temperatures of 38 degrees in the Arctic!!!!
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Posted: 16 July 2020
Good morning - I think the sun must be self-isolating - again Today is one of the patronal feasts of the diocese - Our Lady of Mt Carmel.
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Posted: 15 July 2020
Good morning Today is the Feast of St Bonaventure - one of the great spiritual writers from the early days of the Franciscan Order.
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Posted: 14 July 2020
The news is going all over the place these days and it’s difficult to keep track of all the pieces of advice which are proffered by the various sources both political and scientific.
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Posted: 13 July 2020
Good morning I came across this little piece on one of the Catholic websites which I think offers us a a different perspective for these days.
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Posted: 12 July 2020
Good morning - let’s hope it stays a little warmer today I was sent the following two quotes. The first one is new but the second is from St Oscar Romero and more familiar.
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Posted: 11 July 2020
We celebrate the feast of one of our greatest saints today - St Benedict (480 - 547 AD), the founder of the monastic tradition as we know it in the West.
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Posted: 10 July 2020
Good morning - brightening up - and maybe a little more warmth What did you think of Miroslav Holub’s poem yesterday?
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