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Kings and false gods - Rivals
Many years ago, my grandparents gave me a ‘Bible through the year’, where passages from the Old and New Testaments, together with a...
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- Sep 18
Elizabeth Dredge Called
In 1851, William Dredge, one time secretary to Berkshire Hospital and later house agent and accountant, was living in Reading, with his...
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- Sep 11
Parable of the talents
The Boss was going away for a few months, and she entrusted her investments to some of her employees, each according to their ability....
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- Sep 4
“I will be with you”
Our Sisters came from a variety of backgrounds, and many places. Several were born abroad, some came from East Anglia, but others came...
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- Aug 29
Honour your Neighbour
Looking directly through somebody’s window is normally seen as rather nosy, but right now you have the privilege of doing exactly that,...
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- Aug 22
Sr Lucy
Sometimes, the history of our Sisters is quite clear; at others, it is almost impossible to discover; there are times, though, when what...
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- Aug 14
Listen in faith
Five thousand people had been fed; the disciples were in the boat, rowing across the lake, while Jesus had remained behind to pray. It...
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- Aug 7
Handle with Care
Walking through Norwich, I passed a housing estate; this particular estate was slightly different to others, though. This estate had, I...
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- Jul 31
Jesus’ family
Jesus was busy speaking to those who came to see him; people were crowding round him, and he was teaching them. According to Mark’s...
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- Jul 24
Mother Adele Leading Onwards
I have been able to discover many details about the backgrounds of some Sisters; others I can find only a little about, or occasionally...
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- Jul 17
‘One who Serves’
Queen Vashti had been summoned to appear before the King; he didn’t wish to talk to her, he just wanted to show her off. He’d been giving...
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- Jul 11
Let go!
Sr Mary Sophia’s profession seems to have marked a turning point in the Community’s history. Only the fourth Sister to be professed,...
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- Jul 3
Sparrows (worthy)
Sparrows are not exactly two a penny anymore, so to be told we are worth more than many of them has a rather different impact now than in...
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- Jun 26
Correctly
It’s nice to be proved right. The blog I wrote about Sr Harriet (see Fixed on God, August 22nd 2022) made it clear that I could not be...
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- Jun 19
Have mercy on us
I got it wrong. I’ve no idea why, but I mis-counted. In last week’s blog, I stated that in 1881 Sr Lenora was living with her parents and...
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- Jun 12
Given - Sr Lenora
Sr Lenora wasn’t exactly late for her own funeral, but it did happen later than intended. She died on January 17th 1945, and it was...
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- Jun 5
Rejoice!
“Novices shall be allowed to retain their hair until Profession, owing to the great inconvenience to rejected Novices”. So states a...
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- May 30
Love and Glory - Lay down your life
“Do you love me?” asks Jesus of Peter (see John 21). “Do you love me?” asks Jesus of us – and how do we answer? Do we love Jesus? and how...
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- May 22
Forgiven
Anyperson didn’t like themselves. They knew they were horrible and stupid, and condemning, negative feelings of shame and hate would come...
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- May 15
Differences
Sister Elizabeth Sarah It is the 23rd December 1856; the day Sarah Maria Watts married Samuel Howes at the parish of St John Timberhill...
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