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The Desert Mothers and Fathers, as they became known, were trying to “get away”.   Between the third and the sixth century CE, men and women were living out in the deserts of Egypt, Syria, Palestine and Arabia.  They went because … Continue reading →

It was all so much simpler in Jesus’ time.  When he needed to get away, to take a break from the crowds, he took to a boat on the lake or walked into the desert.  He looked for some quiet … Continue reading →

Making assumptions is a very human activity. A friend of mine was a good tennis player.  He accepted an invitation to a social occasion where he met an attractive young woman who also enjoyed playing tennis.  She agreed to his … Continue reading →

This week is Refugee Week. A week that celebrates the contribution, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking asylum. A few months ago Jan and I went to a reading at Simply Books in Bramhall given by the poet … Continue reading →

I didn’t know who Joan Chittister was, though clearly she was a nun because she had the initials OSB – Order of St. Benedict – after her name.  I was reading a piece she had written.  It was the passage … Continue reading →

We live by associations and connections.  One of the ways of staying connected to loved ones, particularly if they have died or are absent from our day to day lives, is through pictures and objects connected with them.  On our … Continue reading →

At Evensong we sing the two canticles, known in Latin as the Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis,.  After singing them a couple of weeks back, it struck me how full of thankfulness they both are.  From different perspectives both Mary … Continue reading →

Walk past St George’s, or any school playground, at break or lunch time and what will you see?  Movement.  Lots of it as children run and dodge round the playground.  Chasing, shouting, laughing.  The human brain grows in response to … Continue reading →

Just over a month ago Jan, my wife, and I went down to a concert at the Royal Albert Hall.  Jan had quietly searched the internet and booked the tickets two years before, after I had missed the same concert … Continue reading →

I was waiting to turn right into the road leading down to the back of Stockport station, when I saw it.  A large advertising hoarding advertising Amazon Prime, with the words “Endless entertainment”.  Heaven or hell? I had decided to … Continue reading →