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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’”

How do we connect with God? The textbook answer would be through prayer. But prayer can be ritualistic and somewhat empty. (I don’t think this statement is heretical – I think it is honest – not all prayer is fruitful and connective and life-giving, after all Saints have bemoaned this in the past (hello –Continue reading “It’s all about connection (Part 1 – The heart song)”

Does it matter what we call God? Would it matter if I called the woman who brought me into the world mother, mum, mummy or Patricia? It wouldn’t change my intrinsic connection to her. With that in mind, and a basic concept of God as Creator and humanity and the world as part of thatContinue reading “What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet!”

I am an educator with a strong background in religion. I have spent many years studying religion, philosophy and theology. For example I was taught Canon Law by a Dominican Canon Lawyer, I learnt about the politics and environment of the Holy Land from a Franciscan Father who was Parish Priest at the Holy SepulchreContinue reading “About Me”