Conversation with God
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Lent reminds me I need to prune my plants. My periwinkles, my kaffir lime plants, my curry plant. My butterfly belt will look bare for awhile. I’ll start counting till the day the new shoots sprout. I have no idea what is happening with their cells, how it is possible that they will look even… Read more
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Through the chastening effects of bodily discipline, our minds may be radiant in Your presence with the strength of our yearning for You. “Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.” — St Catherine of Siena On a recent train ride — just two stops — the friends I was with wanted to sit. When… Read more
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Today’s collect stays with me: Convert us O God our Saviour, and instruct our minds by heavenly teaching, that we may benefit from the works of Lent. Convert me. The festive season is quietening down. Time to think about the works of Lent. Convert me. Read more
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Today was the Rite of Election. Born a cradle Catholic, I had never attended one. So I wondered about its significance. As 495 Catechumens from the North and West of the diocese gathered, I realised how much journeying had gone into this moment — how many conversations, doubts, questions were discussed. In total, about 1,300… Read more
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Why the desert? Because it is silent? There are no trees so there are no birds, no chirping. All I would hear in the desert would be silence. What will I do this season of Lent? What will I hear in the silence? Read more
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