It is often the way that those who prepare a retreat feel like they are in a bit of a spiritual furnace. It can be quite intense. I asked Jane O'Connor, one of the founders of The Makers Table, and the chief 'beauty maker' of our recent "Be Still" retreat in Melbourne, to write me … Continue reading To marinate in Christ – Retreat reflection
'O Come, O Come Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel...that mourns in lonely exile here...until the Son of God appear.' These words of the beautiful Advent Carol struck me deeply this week and I carried them with me and deeply pondered them. By Walter Langley They got me thinking about the word 'mournful'. I often find … Continue reading How Long O Lord
In Saint Pope John Paul II's Letter to Artists he writes: “Beauty, like truth, brings joy to the human heart in a world so full of tears. The Polish poet Cyprian Norwid wrote that “beauty is to enthuse us for work, and work is to raise us up” (n.3). The beauty that results from the … Continue reading God’s Gift of Simple Beauty – A Mother’s Reflection
