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Healing the leper with St. Francis
This morning was the first morning in six months where I felt I could relax a little. I had time to breathe and potter around and go back to bed with tea and breakfast and read some. A large double...
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Discovering the Liberal Catholics
Yesterday, the 8th August, I was invited to give a talk on the spiritual dimension of iconography at St. Francis’ church in Tekel’s Park, Camberley, Surrey which belongs to the Liberal Catholics. I...
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Dreaming Down Under #3 – A Most Franciscan Icon Course
You might be wondering what is going on in the main picture above with these two Australian students who are attending the iconography course I am running this week. On the first day, Alicia on the...
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Dreaming Down Under – for just a bit longer
St. John’s Vision of Christ Well, my beautiful trip here is almost at an end. One more lecture and workshop at St. John’s in Fremantle, Perth and another lecture here in Bunbury; a few days retreat...
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Freedom – living in the spirit of poverty
Thinking about Mary I would never have equated her with freedom. She is the epitome of surrender and submission to God’s will. She accepted the message of Gabriel with quietude and humility. “I am...
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Bliss, Birds and The Big Bang
Teacher with two hour old chick Recently I was invited to join an internet group that is generally patronised by people from India. It is probably the liveliest and most interesting group I have...
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The Conversion of Paul
So I run straight towards the goal in order to win the prize, which is God’s call through Christ Jesus to the life above. All of us who are spiritually mature should have this same attitude. But if...
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The Artist’s Eye – A Tale of Two Cities 2
The Prophet Isaiah Today is the 9th July, 2013. From the manual of the the Third Order of St. Francis – Principles, Day 9: The Second Aim contd. - As Tertiaries, we are prepared not only to speak out...
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Art is trash – No!
On a recent trip to London to stock up on art supplies from one of my favourite wholesalers – Atlantis in the East End, I beheld this piece of art made from rubbish outside the building. For those of...
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Sacred Geometry- and the Story of Tobit
There is a wonderful tale of a journey accompanied by an angel, of healing of blindness and healing of repeated mistakes in relationships. It is the story of Tobit in the Apocrypha. It has a happy...
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