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The Two Standards of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Ignatian spirituality can seem rather dry and “methodical” for those of us more attracted by the more Patristic and medieval ways. However, I invite you to penetrate through this rather odd kind of rhetoric and seize the essential of our … Continue reading

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Sunday Evening Worship with the Baptists

Sophie and I are presently with my sister near Bradford and Leeds, and we prepare to go over to my father’s house the other side of the country. My sister and brother-in-law are Baptists (my sister married a Baptist). Yesterday … Continue reading

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Another Reflection for this Lent

It is customary during Septuagesima-tide to prepare ourselves for Lent, deciding which spiritual disciplines we are going to be more serious about, which sins and vices we are going to work against, what things which are neutral or good in … Continue reading

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Survivalism

We humans are strange creatures! I occasionally read about Americans and people in some other big countries of the world going to live in some isolated place and stocking up on guns and provisions. Fuelled by the “work ethic” and … Continue reading

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Living with the System

I saw that Post Modernism keeps the Mystery alive links to one of my earlier articles on this blog. I am a little nonplussed about the concept of post-modernism being erected into a “philosophical movement”. If this is a movement, … Continue reading

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

When I was a teenager, I saw a new book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It was something I never read. I didn’t seem to be able to relate to something like this at the time. I just … Continue reading

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Temptation on the High Seas

This morning, I discovered the harrowing story of Donald Crowhurst, who set out to circumnavigate the world in late 1968 as part of a race sponsored by the Sunday Times. The novelty of this event is that was non-stop. Landing, … Continue reading

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Charlie Chaplin Speaks in 1940

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What’s worse, Heresy or Schism?

Deborah Gyapong wrote a thoughtful article in her blog – Happy New Year and Happy Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God. Actually, some priests and their communities in union with Rome still celebrate the Circumcision when they use the 1962 … Continue reading

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Being a Mature Spiritual Seeker

After the last few days of bouncing ideas around the ether of the blogosphere, I cannot avoid certain more interior reflections. On one side, if I am not prepared to go back to Rome “for more” in the name of … Continue reading

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