Author Archives: acollins16

Firstly, a blessed Christmas to all. At the end of another globally confining year shaded by uncertainty and the fear of what is unknown may the hope of Christmas fill your hearts. I’ve been trying to find a clear focus to write about but I keep coming back to children and joy. Let’s face itContinue reading “Christmas 2021”

When reflecting on the decade that was (my 40s) as the day begins on this final day, I find I have been blessed by the presence of many angels (working through a wonderful group of people) throughout these past 10 years. It has been this support that has called me to stand on thresholds andContinue reading “A personal reflection”

In the Gospel of Matthew we read of the parable of the darnel. The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everybody was asleep his enemy came, sowed darnel all among the wheat, and made off. When the new wheat sprouted and ripened, the darnelContinue reading “There are weeds in the harvest”

There has been much in recent years about gender equality. Women have more opportunities today than in previous centuries but still remain a minority in powerful decision-making positions. Society continues to prioritise men in many facets of life. Religion is probably one of the biggest boys clubs in the world. We have an all-male priesthoodContinue reading “Our scales are unbalanced”

The temptation in the desert from the Gospels. Often we focus on the temptations (there are 3) and brush over the first part of the reading which informs us that Jesus was led by the Spirit. He was out in the wilderness for a purpose – he was fasting and praying to prepare himself toContinue reading “Temptation”

Back to the thread started a few weeks ago. Today – what we have failed to do regarding the environment. Those words ‘what I have failed to do’ still resonate in me. We tend to be do-ers which is interesting when reflecting on the environment and sins of omission. It is our doing that hasContinue reading “Sins of Omission – the environment”

I had every intention of making my next post part 3 of the sins of omission with a focus on the environment and that is yet to come, probably the next one. After recent personal events I felt called to reflect on the ongoing abuse of power that is prevalent in society. Power is notContinue reading “The Abuse of Power”

Society reminds us almost daily to ‘fuel’ our bodies. That what we put into our body DIRECTLY impacts our health and wellbeing. Our physical body is positively affected by giving it the nutrients that help it function at a higher level, conversely giving it chemically evolved food negatively affects our ability to function effectively. ThereContinue reading “Sins of Omission (part 2) – pornography and the soul”

In the Confiteor we pray: That I have sinned through my own fault In my thoughts and in my words, In what I have done and in what I have failed to do … It is a counter-cultural thought really as we are held accountable for what we do and what we say in aContinue reading “In what I have failed to do … (part 1)”

Women in the church (and in society) is a huge topic – one that I cannot do justice to in it’s entirety but feel like I need to address at least a fragment and give my voice, a contemporary female voice, to this topic. The Hamilton song hits the nail on the head indirectly: WhenContinue reading “‘I wanna be in the room where it happens’”