There are stories which pass through the generations and it can be difficult to know their truth; it happens in religious communities as...

Imagine a different scenario playing out after the death of Jesus. Peter has denied knowing him; he realises what he has done, leaves and...

Back in October 2023, I wrote about two birth Sisters who both joined the Community in our early days: Sr Mary Rose and Sr Alice. I want...

So there we have them. The disciples. They’re shattered, lost and have seen their world end. Jesus is dead. You cannot come back from...

It must have been completely devastating. They’d given up everything to follow their master, and now it was all over. He was arrested,...

Mary Martin’s father, Edward, was a coal and stone merchant, according to the 1851 census, when the family lived in St Pancras. By 1861,...

I am the way, the truth and the life  Jesus tells Thomas after he points out that the disciples do not know where Jesus is going so they...

We were rich, you know, when my Father was alive. At least, I thought we were. We had maids and cooks and servants; we hadn’t ever had to...

On taking up the post of Reverend Mother, Sr Ann Mary would have been in a unique position. Despite being the fifth Sister to hold that...

The pharisees laid heavy burdens on others backs, so says Jesus in Matthew 23. He is critical of them, and it can be tempting to take a...

I suspect that all the disciples felt uncomfortable. Only Peter was able to voice it; it would be Peter, always ready to open his mouth...

It was not necessarily that the rich man was being cruel (See Luke 16:19-31). He may not have deliberately ignored Lazarus at his gate....

We have a probable picture of Sr Lilias. One of a group of Sisters taken in the 1890s, they are named on the back of the photo. One is...

Anyperson knew they were horrible and stupid. They had struggled with feelings of hate and shame towards themselves for years. So when it...

Back in 2023, I wrote a piece about Sr Marianna and Sr Eleanor. But recently I have come across some more information about Sr Marianna,...

It was probably inevitable. At some point, once Jesus had started his ministry, John the Baptist’s disciples were going to start getting...

St James’ Day 1877 must have been a day of great rejoicing for the Community, for it was the day three lay Sisters made their profession....

Imagine you’re a potter. You make many beautiful objects, but all of them have a practical purpose as well: bowls, plates, mugs and so...

They were sleeping, huddled together in a doorway, with no other place to go overnight. It was a good doorway: undercover, and big enough...

Living in a Community can bring you face to face with your less admirable side. It is very easy to blame other people, rather harder to...