Saturday Reflection
Dear All, Following on from last Saturday (Silence in Prayer & Deep Listening) , two particular quotations from the gospels have rung bells with me ‘Come Away by yourselves…
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Reflecting from a personal perspective
A short podcast, part of BBC Radio 4’s Rethink series, Carlo Ravelli a leading physicist, reflects on how this crisis has been a lesson in humility, has revealed our fragility…
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Canonesses take the lead in the Enlightenment
At the beginning of June, Dr Cormac Begadon, of Durham University, gave an update on his research to the Community, via a ‘Zoom’ meeting. The path his research is…
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BLACK LIVES MATTER
“Too many people think they can use their power to crush people rather than lift people. So we must make sure that this moment [of attention on systemic racism …]…
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“PLEASE I CANNOT BREATHE”
‘If you have been following the news in the United States recently, you probably know, by now, that there is a terrible crisis that has been triggered by the…
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‘GARDEN PARTY’ FOR AFRICA JULY 5TH AND JULY 26TH 2020!
GARDEN PARTY FOR AFRICA JULY 5th 2020 is sadly postponed until 2021 BUT………….. would you like an alternative to be delivered to your door (or as a gift to a…
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Our beautiful planet!
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Living in a time out of shape
Anna Rowlands (CCS St Hilda Chair in Catholic Social Thought and Practice) questions “What does it mean to spend time well, and how might our collective experience of the current…
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“Nursing the world to health” – 12 May 2020
Today, we’re saying thank you to nursing staff everywhere for the remarkable contribution they make to the lives of millions of people. Each year, the ICN leads the global…
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Community memories of V.E. Day
“All I can remember is having a good lunch al fresco prepared by the lay sisters who enjoyed it as much as we did. Then an enormous bonfire in front…
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