Jesus had been pondering the question for some time; he knew who he was, and what his call was, but what of others? What of his...

Listening to the book of Ruth being read at Morning Prayer recently, I was struck by how vulnerable Ruth and Naomi were. To start with,...

I included a little information about Sr Patience’s probable background last week, but I want to start this week by introducing the...

We have very few facts about Sr Patience, who I think is the Sister pictured. We know the basics that we have about each Sister. Her...

Anyperson had previously realised that just because they didn’t like themselves, it didn’t mean they weren’t likeable. They realised...

News about our ability to destroy is much in the news at present; stories about hurt and harm also predominate. I suspect most of us know...

Some names of Sisters recur throughout our history: Mary, Rosamund, Margaret, Elizabeth, Catherine … I wrote about one Sr Catherine back...

I’ve been wondering about the mother in the parable of the prodigal son. She is noticeable by her absence; there must have been a mother...

The oldest child is the conformer and the second is the rebel, so I read somewhere (so long ago, I’ve no idea where or when, I’m afraid)....

There was a narrow gate in the hedge, with a path leading away from it on the other side. Some people were going straight through;...

‘Do you know that poor Sr Helen has 2 internal tumours & if able to bear it, has to be operated upon? Her mother is paralysed – one...

It is a highlight; a major event in one’s life; a moment we can look back on as the start of our faith; or a day when we can say our...

Losses can be problematic; whether it is a person we love, a possession or something more nebulous, there is a grief process to work...

Two of the earliest Sisters I researched had not only the same surname, but also the same birthplace. Surely that must be more than...

Ezra the priest, one of the exiles from Judah living in Babylon, was a scholar, well versed in the Law of Moses. He was also a man of...

Many years ago, my grandparents gave me a ‘Bible through the year’, where passages from the Old and New Testaments, together with a...

In 1851, William Dredge, one time secretary to Berkshire Hospital and later house agent and accountant, was living in Reading, with his...

The Boss was going away for a few months, and she entrusted her investments to some of her employees, each according to their ability....

Our Sisters came from a variety of backgrounds, and many places. Several were born abroad, some came from East Anglia, but others came...

Looking directly through somebody’s window is normally seen as rather nosy, but right now you have the privilege of doing exactly that,...