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Tag Archives: Reflections
What are you giving up for Lent?
Yesterday, I listened to an interview with Quentin Crisp, who, in spite of his flamboyance, ate almost nothing. He claimed to live on a kind of white powder bought from the chemist’s shop to which he would add plain water. … Continue reading
Wennington School
There are many “lost causes” in this world, and among them is keeping a community of human beings going in spite of distance and having lived our lives in so many different ways. This modest posting draws attention to a … Continue reading
Keep it personal and tolerant
I was sent this interesting little article: On the Down Side of Institutionalized Religion – An Analysis by Lawrence Davidson. A better lesson learned seems to be: if you want to be religious, keep it personal and tolerant, avoid tendencies … Continue reading
Hello, Ducky!
My colleague in the blogosphere Patrick has been writing about Quentin Crisp (not for the first time) in relationship to some of his own experiences of being given the cold shoulder by some of those “among his own kind” as … Continue reading
Introspection and Exploration
I continue doing my homework, and I have found a wealth of valuable information on the Internet. Life on the Spectrum is an English-based site, and avoids some of the psycho-hype one might find across the Atlantic. It is above … Continue reading
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Tagged Aspergers, Gnosticism, Neurodiversity, Reflections, Spirituality
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Dark Days
I should imagine that many of us in the northern hemisphere are going through the late January blues since the end of the Christmas season (though some argue that it continues up to the eve of Candlemas). We arrive at … Continue reading
Other Enquiring Minds
I once spent a couple of days with Fr Michael Wood at an Orthodox monastery in France. He is a Russian Orthodox priest of Australian and Anglican origins, and runs a western rite mission in England. He spends time on … Continue reading
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Tagged Gnosticism, Reflections, Spirituality, Western Rite Orthodoxy
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Post-post-everything
Since my writing up Monsignor Pope’s article in my posting a few days ago, The Challenge of Downsizing, our good friend JV has posted “Tridentine” stagnation in a post-Summorum Pontificum world. It makes things even clearer. What is a Church without … Continue reading
Conformity
I have just been pointed to a couple of articles that merit examination: Pervasive Conformity and Its Influence on Earth Culture and Exit from the Matrix. I mention these ideas without going into the “prepper” culture (people making an unhealthy … Continue reading
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Tagged Monastic life, New Goliards, Reflections, Romanticism, Spirituality
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England, a quick in and out
I was unable to attend our Council of Advice meeting last November, but I went over for the meeting of 9th January. It was in the usual place at Westminster Central Hall, that most amazing Edwardian building opposite Westminster Abbey … Continue reading
The Blue Flower 