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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...
Feb 24, 2021


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...
Feb 23, 2021


Change
I want to respond to the news that the UK has now had more than 100 000 deaths from Covid 19; I also want to respond to Holocaust...
Feb 22, 2021


Two Sisters
The 21st December marks the anniversary of the death of two of our sisters: M. Louisa, who died in 1949, and Sr Esther Faith, whose year...
Feb 2, 2021


Empty Hands
I have a notebook in which I write texts and phrases that have meant something to me. One of these is ‘You are deserving because you are...
Feb 2, 2021


Nameless
I am the wife of Manoah, the mother of Samson, and none of you know my name. For my name was not recorded; the angel came to me to tell...
Jan 26, 2021


Arise, shine!
On Epiphany, the feast celebrating the coming of the Magi to Jesus, I was reading the Old Testament passage set for that day, Isaiah...
Jan 11, 2021


New Year
In a dark, still Chapel, Sisters and Oblates move prayerfully into their seats; a single bell rings out, signalling that it is 5 minutes...
Jan 4, 2021


Seeing Clearly
Great rewards have been promised to Balaam, son of Beor, by Balak, king of Moab if he will come and curse the Israelites. (You can find...
Dec 17, 2020


2020 Challenges
My profile photograph was taken when a meal out with family was usual, didn’t involve thinking about how many could come or how to keep 2...
Dec 10, 2020
Credit: Lobec Photography
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