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with a nod and a wink

with a nod and a wink

Event organisers and catering companies would have considered it to be a stupid thought, but still Andrew spoke.

John on sabbatical

John on sabbatical

a podcast conversation with Triona Doocey asking some challenging questions about my sabbatical weeks.

sabbatical update

sabbatical update

I’m like Thomas. I need to experience Christ. Happy Feast Day to all of us who seek greater maturity of faith

a friend within

a friend within

Let’s learn both from Anton’s life and from John’s reflection to seek more passionately the ultimate relationship

a thin place

a thin place

Awareness of Thin Places has become a sabbatical theme for me.

growing young

growing young

A simple experiment will give a more personal experience of the life that is on offer.

sky gazing

sky gazing

The disciples were full of joy at the Lord’s definitive departure. We would have expected the opposite.

farm time

farm time

Now there’s a sabbatical inspiration: learning to wait. Yes I might plant seeds, but God brings the harvest.

ponderings

ponderings

There people gather on their own turangawaewae, the place where they stand, lead and are most at home

an unexpected gift

an unexpected gift

Without a doubt the highlight of these days has been the response to my invitation

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the practice

the practice

We must stop using the term non-practicing in such an inaccurate and distancing way.

the rock

the rock

It’s sixty years next Monday since the closing of the three-year Second Vatican Council.

allergies away

allergies away

even to share some of the mozzarella I’ve enjoyed making recently

so simple

so simple

So simple that children who naturally and naively live with open eyes and ears get it

come

come

it’s the thumbs-up given in answer to our Advent O Come O Come prayer.