This mornings’s Press gives an inspiring and welcome insight into the life of the Carmelite Sisters of Christchurch. The online Press page gives an interactive view at this link. The sisters own webpage also has some great interviews and videos including a “vintage” 1969 TV documentary.
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Thanks to Suzi de Gouveia from Christchurch for sharing her Easter image above.
Set five minutes twice a day for the next eight days. Anticipate these encounters with Jesus
Something strange is happening – there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness.
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HOW ABSOLUTELY RIVETTING THE WALL DAMAGED IN THE QUAKE WHERE THOSE STATIONS OF THE CROSS STAND AS A PARALLEL TO WHAT CHRISTCHURCH SUFFERED NOT ONLY POSSESSIONS-WISE BUT IN AT THE DEEPEST LEVELS OF ITS PSYCHE.
i MUST ADMIT THAT WHEN I LIVED IN CHRISTCHURCH i ONCE WENT UP TO THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE FOOTPATH ON THE ROAD THAT ISN’T LINCOLN ROAD JUST TO SEE WHAT I COULD SEE OVER THE WALL. I SAW NOTHING MORE THAN WHAT THE PHOTOS SHOW!
Once when trying to get into the outsiders’ meeting room, i blundered in an a Sister who was talking to a visitor. Both ladies could not have been more gracious. But what bowled me over was how abuzz with holiness the room was.