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Beauty ever ancient, ever new…
By on 08-Jul-17 16:57
We returned to Spanish Point after more than 50 years and recognised the reef of rocks jutting out into the bay. The cliffs too, even though eroded here and there, remain etched in our memories, as of course does the...
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A still point…
By on 28-May-17 16:06
It would be nice to visit the contemplative Visitation monastery in rural Sussex as Sue Gaisford did for “The Tablet” (‘View from the Convent’, The Tablet, 29 May 2017). As a member of a mixed congregation (apostolic and contemplative) I have...
Read more...Lamb of God
By on 10-Apr-17 10:45
Easter is a time for lambs. That must be where the joy comes from -they bring delight in different ways. My Aunt Bridget declared at 87, that there was no joy like that of delivering a healthy lamb, even at dead...
Read more...Snowdrops
By on 03-Feb-17 21:01
Snowdrops always surprise and should be welcomed on ones knees –as long as these permit kneeling! Lost for words as always at their demure appearance, this year I found Louise Gluck’s poem, posted on Womanspirit: Snowdrops Do you know what...
Read more...House of God
By on 16-Dec-16 12:27
On Saturday we went to a seminar about St Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906). This young Carmelite nun died in Dijon from Addison’s Disease –about which little was known at the time. She was recently cannonised by Pope Francis. In...
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