October 4th being the feast of St Francis of Assisi this is a good time to meditate on an aspect of his life that gets little mention - his walk to Egypt in 1219. As part of his commitment to poverty he refused to ride
This is a blog post I recently wrote for Whirlow Spirituality Centre in Sheffield. It was edited and appeared slightly differently so I thought I would publish the original on my own blog as it is very personal. We crossed the threshold of the Church of
In these blogs I am reflecting on four elements that I believe lead to good guiding and in fact help us to negotiate difficult passages in life. These elements carry a charge that makes for real change. I quoted the great romantic poet William Wordsworth
Four elements that allow us to flourish. To mark a return to my blog after a year and the revamping of my website I want to offer some new thoughts in the form of fresh blogs. To begin with I want to reflect on four practices that
On the 23rd of June 2016 the UK voted to leave the EU. I remember David Dimbleby saying rather sombrely 'we're out'. I had watched the coverage, as I do most votes, sitting up in bed, eyelids drooping, my wife stirring in her sleep and
'The awakening in Ebenezer was one of compassion. To learn to emotionally connect to other humans and sense their plight, their story and their nobility.'
'Francis was a prophet in this respect and it is his invitation to each of us to find a way to honour our physicality and our fragility as creatures on a fragile planet.'
'It is a facet of our state as human beings with a complex psyche to be a mystery to our selves, to have so many unconscious currents that we are often only dimly aware of.'
