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Horrible?
Anyperson felt deep down that they were horrible; they could never get anything right, and were bound to mess up. It wasn’t pleasant to...
Sep 29, 2021
 
 
 


Our.
Have you ever prayed the Lord’s Prayer … slowly? Taking time to ponder and really pray the words? It’s an amazingly powerful prayer, when...
Sep 23, 2021
 
 
 


Love is …
During our retreat I was praying with Jesus’ summary of the law (Matthew 22:35-40) – love the Lord your God with all your heart/soul/mind...
Sep 13, 2021
 
 
 


Disgusting?
Simon had worked all night with his partners, trying to catch the fish they sold in their business. Despite their experience, they had...
Sep 8, 2021
 
 
 


Community
When I first joined CAH, the annual Summer retreat for the Community used to take place over the end of August and beginning of...
Sep 6, 2021
 
 
 


Changing
Looking back 20-odd years ago to the late 1990s, there was a different world. Climate Change had been heard of, but was still...
Aug 23, 2021
 
 
 


Digging for Treasure
Anyperson had taken over an allotment which hadn’t been used for some time. A lot of digging was involved, clearing the weeds and...
Aug 2, 2021
 
 
 


Who are you?
When I joined the Noviciate, all my fellows Novices came from the North, so as I came from Norfolk and our Novice Guardian from Suffolk,...
Jul 21, 2021
 
 
 


God’s Glory
I was going to start this blog piece by writing about our Community day, which didn’t happen as I was ‘pinged’ by the NHS Covid app that...
Jul 15, 2021
 
 
 


I Desire Mercy
Jesus called Matthew to follow him: Matthew, a despised tax collector, one who collaborated with the Roman occupiers of Judea. One who...
Jul 6, 2021
 
 
 


Doubting Thomas
My name is Doubting Thomas; it is how generations of people know me: the one who didn’t believe in the Resurrection of my Master. Yet I’d...
Jun 28, 2021
 
 
 


'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...
Jun 22, 2021
 
 
 


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...
Jun 15, 2021
 
 
 


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,...
Jun 14, 2021
 
 
 


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...
Jun 10, 2021
 
 
 


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...
May 26, 2021
 
 
 


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...
May 24, 2021
 
 
 


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...
May 12, 2021
 
 
 


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...
May 4, 2021
 
 
 


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....
Apr 28, 2021
 
 
 
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