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'The Love of Christ constraineth her'
Walking through Norwich brings up regular links with our history; through streets where we had houses, past churches where we used to...
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- Jun 15
Creation
In Psalm 148 there is an increasing crescendo of praise to God. Starting with the heavens, angels, sun, moon and stars, there follows the...
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- Jun 14
The Problem of the Backpack.
Anyperson had a backpack; not your normal kind of backpack that comes off, that you can put objects in, but a backpack that was attached,...
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- Jun 10
Thankfulness
Walking down the corridor at the old Convent you were greeted by texts, painted by one of our early Sisters, and later re-painted by one...
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- May 26
Letting go
What is it that we possess that comes between us and the Spirit? That which we hold onto, which we cannot let go of, which can be hard to...
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- May 24
Not Chosen
Joseph Justus, known as Barsabbas, has a very small part in the book of Acts. In Chapter 1, Peter suggests choosing a man, one who was...
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- May 12
Community Days
Sr Winifred was always very organised when it came to organising a Community Day; she would often involve her friends, or contact the...
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- May 4
Forgiven
When we make our Profession (take vows) in Community, the first question we are asked is ‘What is your desire?’ to which the answer is ‘I...
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- Apr 28
Communicate
While we were still at Ditchingham, a flock of sheep often used to come to feed on one of the fields nearby in late winter/early spring....
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- Apr 20
Through Locked Doors
Picture a medieval city, with a castle or tower in the middle, and walls around it for defence. Maybe you’ve seen the remains of the city...
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- Apr 16
Unique
On February 9th 1840, a child was born, a girl named Rachel. Her parents, Matilda and Thomas Cook (or Cooke), a labourer, lived in...
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- Apr 7
What are you looking for?
I enjoy visiting cemeteries, as I find them to be places of peace, as well as of grief. Maybe it is the stillness, maybe it is the...
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- Apr 7
Peter Wept.
I always feel sorry for Peter at this time of year, when he is recorded as denying Jesus - although he did. But only because he was...
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- Mar 25
Live in the Light
To come into the light of Your cross – exposed in the glare – yet not glare exposed in the gently penetrating light all pervading...
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- Mar 18
Striving for Love
Do you strive to ensure you are loved and valued – by God and/or by those around you? How long have you worked hard to be a good person,...
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- Mar 15
Mothering Sunday - Refreshment
Twenty-odd years in Community have linked Lent Four with chocolate, cake, flowers and celebration; yes, in the middle of Lent. While...
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- Mar 9
Courtesy
Taken in 1866, this photograph depicts M. Lavinia with a few Sisters, plus the girls of All Hallows Orphanage. It is an interesting...
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- Mar 8
Where are you?
(Genesis 3). They were afraid because they were naked, so they hid. They were afraid because they were vulnerable, naked, open to view....
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- Feb 24
How is your harvest?
Some seed fell on hard ground, where the squirrels came and ate it (before the birds could get there); some fell on rocky soil, where no...
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- Feb 23
The Splendour of Love
How do you truly see God? When you say ‘Lord’ what is the underlying image that comes to mind? So often these images can bring up ideas...
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