There is nothing like 3 days at a monastery for making you appreciate the comforts of home. Even the simplest things suddenly take on a new depth and sheen like having more than one light bulb in a room, a comfy mattress, an indoor bathroom and wifi. But this experience has also profoundly effected me…
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17th Century Nun’s Prayer
This may be a fake old text (there is some contention surrounding its provenance) but it is still awfully funny, human and apt. Mum and I found it sifting through boxes of stuff from my parents move last summer. Could it be the handiwork of plain-speaking Yorkshire nun Mary Ward (1585-1645) who defied the vatican’s…
Soul Love Forever 