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Stone Word Witness

Practices that steady the heart through beauty, warning, and faithful speech. I sit with these passages as someone formed by a rhythm of shared work, ordered days, and quiet liturgical practice, and also as someone whose senses and attention follow different pathways. Here the scriptures meet the landscape of island weather, the inward order of Continue reading
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Stewardship, Trust, and the Threshold of Mercy

The parable urges attentive stewardship, recognizing overlooked suffering, and trusting in love’s transformative power through compassion and action. Continue reading
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Pilgrim, Platform, Synod

Early morning journey to diocesan synod—three trains, one tram, no agenda, but full heart. Autistic voice present in Church democracy. Continue reading
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Steps out of time

Following Christ with a different rhythm, we ascend through humility, integrity, and trust—held by grace even when misunderstood or unseen. Continue reading
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Heard in the Hush

God hears the unheard, welcomes the misunderstood, and affirms the gentle—revealing holiness in simplicity, suffering, and authentic presence. Continue reading
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Wisdom, Word, Light, and Calling

Wisdom guides our steps in ordered prayer; fragile vessels bear divine light, and hospitality welcomes every guest to God’s feast. Continue reading
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Oengus Mac Nisse: Bearing the Gospel and the Burden of Leadership
In the quiet hills of Antrim, where the wind whispers through ancient stone and story, we remember Oengus Mac Nisse—also known as Macanisius—the first bishop of Connor, whose life and legacy continue to echo through the Diocese of Connor and beyond. Born into the early Christian landscape of Dalriada, Oengus is thought to have lived Continue reading
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Seven Whole Days: A Benedictine Reflection on Belfast’s Closed Churches

Belfast’s locked churches betray our Benedictine call to daily prayer. Worship isn’t just for Sundays—seven whole days we praise Thee. Open doors invite grace, rhythm, and a living Christian witness. Continue reading



