It’s useful to look back at old notes from years back sometimes to see what your vision and values were then.. and to see how they are unfolding: what new revelations they are being held in tension with and enriched by. I found some notes from a book that was inspiring me in 1987: it’s…
I speak but you don’t hit me.I leave the door ajar.You’ve told me all about yourselfAnd I know what you are. The more I lookThe more I loatheThe more I am attracted.By every word of kindness I am totally distracted And I forget the things I’ve learntAnd I want you to care.I want to change…
Reflecting on the life-giving power of art as we sat around the fire on Saturday, we also reflected on the number of suicides we’d heard about recently – the train from Slough was delayed that morning by someone throwing themselves in front of a train. The guard told me how frequent it was and added,…
Push aside the terror of things to be done;They were deceivers, ever. They catch at you without context,Claiming territoryWithout treatyOn Sacred ground. Push aside the terror of things callingClamouring from the four cornersClaiming the floor Where He had brought you to danceTo laugh, To sing, With Him Alone. But the things trip youThey know that…
Well, we had a day of gorgeous abundance and I hope you did too. We were by the fire, with coloured tissue paper, the Sacred Romance, poetry and St John of the Cross. Sarah Fordham asked us to write a response to this simple prayer, so you might like to try it too: Prayer of…
In a cafeYou can be lighthearted About the tragedies of the world. Because you’ve come home And in the soul placeEveryone’s done OKEnough And the struggle, for nowIs over. You’re in the boat. You smile at a fellow conspiratorAt a nearby table But not for longBecause you mustn’t let on:We’re all happy here!No one must…
‘Thus Wojtyła’s literary writings can be regarded as poetic phenomenology which gives an account of the process and essence of religious experience.” Krzysztof Dybciak’ quotes Sarah Fordham on her blog http://karolwojtylapoetry.blogspot.com/Yes, Karol Wojtyla (later John Paul II) was a phenomenon in many ways, and looked particularly good in sunglasses. Just looking at the photos and…
Maybe it wasn’t accidentallyI left my laptop at the counterBefore entering the cafe. Like taking ones shoes off before entering the mosqueOr hanging your coat at the door,A cafe requires divestment. Here, only soul tools should be utilised. Papyrus is permissible;Those evocative pieces of Nile-soaked Cyperus, that we learnt about at school By dint of…
Tom had a lovely experience of a new beginning this week. One he hadn’t planned. He was loitering without intent in the church porch after mass and suddenly realised the priest was there too. As he didn’t really feel like talking to him at that point – Tom not being one for chatting when he…
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