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Mercy. Cross. Kingdom.

At the throne of the crucified King, mercy gathers the scattered and restores the excluded. Continue reading
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Silence. Trust. Rest.

After Compline, silence is not emptiness but communion—fertile ground where trust deepens and rest becomes prayer. On this Thursday of reprieve, I let quiet be my healing. Continue reading
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Memory. Mercy. Light.

On this island, remembrance is sacred in its complexity—where silence becomes liturgy and music becomes mercy. Continue reading
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Joy. Reverence. Presence.

On St Malachy’s Day, three scriptures whisper a quiet call: walk with joy, speak with reverence, feed with love. A reflection shaped by silence, rhythm, and the sacred art of tending souls. Continue reading
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Rededicate. Rejoice. Repeat.

Lighting the lamp in a quiet chapel, this reflection weaves Psalmody, rededication, and resurrection into a rhythm of presence—where constraint becomes sacred, and the Psalter still glows with quiet light. Continue reading
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Darkness. Tending. Awe.

Three women. One tomb. A psalm that ends in darkness—and a silence that trembles with the hint of resurrection. Continue reading
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Call. Rhythm. Witness.

Reflection for the Feast of St James, Brother of the Lord Psalm 119:145–168 | Jeremiah 11:18–23 | Matthew 10:16–22 | RB 18 Today’s readings and rhythm feel stitched together like the quilt on the chapel chair—each square distinct, yet part of a whole. Psalm 119, in its final stretch, is a cry of constancy: “I Continue reading
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Rhythm, Mercy, Presence.

Praying the Hours in Dialysis and Grace Psalm 89:1-18 | 1 Maccabees 3:27-41 | Mark 15:16-32 | RB Chapter 17: Today’s readings are not gentle. Psalm 89 begins with promise—“I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord”—but quickly turns to lament. The psalmist remembers covenant and kindness, yet feels the sting of abandonment. Maccabees Continue reading
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Let Them Come

Children aren’t distractions—they’re divine disruptions. Let them come, wiggle, wonder, worship. Church isn’t tidy—it’s alive with grace. Continue reading
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Carried—Blessings for Those Who Hold and Are Held

In clinical spaces, care often moves quietly—through gestures, glances, and the steady presence of those who stay. Carried is a page of blessings and thanksgivings written for nurses, patients, chaplains, carers, and companions. It honours the unseen labour of tending, the grace of being tended to, and the sacred rhythm of mutual care. Whether offered Continue reading
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