In a few days we will mark the fourth anniversary of Anne’s passing. Remembrance Day – Eve now holds a deeper resonance. I’m sure every author expresses their works as ‘labours of love’. That is most definitely the case with All Will Be Well. Its completion and release at this time are more happenstance than … Continue reading New Release – ALL WILL BE WELL
Tag: Religion
Book Review: Living and Dying Well
Living and Dying Well – Charles Camosy Published by OSV (2025) Pp 183 Available at http://www.charlescamosy.com/books/living-and-dying-well Charles Camosy teaches moral theology and bioethics at the Catholic University of America Charles Camosy first came to my attention some years ago when he was listed as a guest speaker at a conference in Queensland, Australia auspiced by … Continue reading Book Review: Living and Dying Well
Metanoia
Burning. Cleansing, soothing.Drawing out the pain and bruising.Stimulating: new growth.Cells renewing, coursing, streaming. Light in the dark places.Naming; calling.Turning around - first ginger stepstowards the dawn. Feast of St Peter and St Paul June 29, 2020.
Confession
O little room so dimly lit, yet comfort comes within. To free me with celestial light, from darkness and from sin. Soft-spoken there are words that fall and tell Him of my sorrow. And joy and freedom follow on: et ego te absolvo! O little room I gaze upon the cross upon your wall. Of … Continue reading Confession
The day The Spirit came
Parched and dry,left to die.Life finds a path, watered, baptised.After Orleans, Courage mon brave! Heal the earth, cleanse the air.Come Holy SpiritTake the pain, salve the griefand make us new again. Breathe life! Life matters! Pentecost 2020
Minnesota Riots
“Lord, let our spirits be broken instead of windows.Instead of burning buildings, let our hearts be consumed by the fire of your love!” ~ Paul Russell
The Harvest
Some to reap where others sowed both by grace inspired. For those who see the kingdom come many are they that conspired. Never to know the heroes call. No adulation, no podium. But workers for the kingdom all and the crown of glory waits. For those who sew the seed by grace through your eyes … Continue reading The Harvest
Waiting…
Waiting. McMuffin breakfast and coffee. Music playing: doesn't make the coffee taste any better. U2. Consoling, familiar: "In the Name of Love." Imago Dei - the crucified. Love's true name. Tears. Fighting back the sobbing. Why? For my pain? For hers, for my friends? It's all in a weave. Drawn to Him as he hangs. … Continue reading Waiting…
On Divine Love
To see what cannot be seen, what is hidden in plain sight. What was there all along. To see essence and beauty and causation because of a new light. And the scales fell and were gone. You called His name, He drew near to you, you reached out in trust and faith And He held … Continue reading On Divine Love
Holy Saturday
In between: a shadow land silence, pain, foreboding. side and feet, the nailed hands, blood drenched earth. End's beginning tension building silence as the blackness roars. hold out for the third day's dawning a day as never was before. “To be sure, it was not Easter Sunday but Holy Saturday, but, the more … Continue reading Holy Saturday
Paul Russell: Musings 