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Tag Archives: Spirituality
Nostalgia and Reality
It is an emotion, as close as emotion as written words on the Internet can get, that sticks with us. I read in quite a few places a growing emotional attachment to a vision of the Catholic Church that would … Continue reading
End of the World
One is inclined to be cynical about the credulous victims of the end-of-the-world hype that has been going around over the last few years. Yes, I have seen the film and I have the DVD in our collection. In it, … Continue reading
Sea of Faith
This morning, my enquiring mind has been poring over various texts concerning post-modernism and what it is generally understood to be. I try to synthesise everything in my mind and express something coherent.
Fraternity of Saint Osmund
I am launching an idea for a dispersed community of prayer for those who wish to live a life inspired by the Rule of St Benedict and the idea of the Secular Oblature. It is not a monastery, nor is … Continue reading
Spiritual Loneliness
It can happen to all of us when we are disconnected socially from other church people and far from our bishops, brother priests, etc. Like many others, I have lived through the events concerning the Traditional Anglican Communion. It is … Continue reading
A Relevance of Christianity
Since writing my last post and receiving a very interesting comment, I wonder if I have allowed myself to get onto someone’s conservative bandwagon. After all, the argument of some of the protagonists for women bishops in the Church of … Continue reading
I’m Spiritual But Not Religious
We hear this over and over again from people around us, and it really is an unending circular reflection that often ends up with a total rejection of religious affiliation. The fundamental problem is squaring the teachings of Christ with … Continue reading
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Ausculta O Fili
As a result of my posting asking for new ideas and fresh blood, I received an e-mail this morning expressing a need for more spiritual content and for me to expand on the Benedictine theme. I therefore begin this posting … Continue reading
Aelred of Rievaulx and Friendship
Aelred of Rievaulx may be abusively adopted by some quarters representing the LGBT agenda, but his works clearly disapprove of sex outside marriage and he condemned “unnatural relations” as a rejection of charity and the law of God. He lived … Continue reading
Failures and New Opportunities
I have spent time almost in despair and racking my soul about the notion of vocation. Some will tell me that you have to be in the “true Church”, otherwise you are nothing and might as well die. There was … Continue reading
The Blue Flower 