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Feb 19
Alone with God
Nearly a year ago, I wrote about Sr Laura, who was Professed on the day M. Lavinia, our foundress, died (see Committed, 6th March 2023)....
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Feb 9
Theophila Coyte
She was an “Associate and benefactress who gave gifts for the work in this place”, says a memorial in the Convent Chapel, on the wooden...
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Jan 29
Seeing
Jesus had been pondering the question for some time; he knew who he was, and what his call was, but what of others? What of his...
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Jan 16
Vulnerable
Listening to the book of Ruth being read at Morning Prayer recently, I was struck by how vulnerable Ruth and Naomi were. To start with,...
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Jan 8
Language
I included a little information about Sr Patience’s probable background last week, but I want to start this week by introducing the...
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Jan 4
Sr Patience Boddington - Mystery
We have very few facts about Sr Patience, who I think is the Sister pictured. We know the basics that we have about each Sister. Her...
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Dec 18, 2023
Abundance
Anyperson had previously realised that just because they didn’t like themselves, it didn’t mean they weren’t likeable. They realised...
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Dec 11, 2023
No Hurt or Destruction
News about our ability to destroy is much in the news at present; stories about hurt and harm also predominate. I suspect most of us know...
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Nov 28, 2023
Vocation
Some names of Sisters recur throughout our history: Mary, Rosamund, Margaret, Elizabeth, Catherine … I wrote about one Sr Catherine back...
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Nov 20, 2023
Sidelined
I’ve been wondering about the mother in the parable of the prodigal son. She is noticeable by her absence; there must have been a mother...
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Nov 14, 2023
Prodigal Son - Coming Home
The oldest child is the conformer and the second is the rebel, so I read somewhere (so long ago, I’ve no idea where or when, I’m afraid)....
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Nov 6, 2023
Narrow gate
There was a narrow gate in the hedge, with a path leading away from it on the other side. Some people were going straight through;...
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Oct 30, 2023
Sister Helen - Beyond Imagining
‘Do you know that poor Sr Helen has 2 internal tumours & if able to bear it, has to be operated upon? Her mother is paralysed – one...
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Oct 23, 2023
Second-ly.
It is a highlight; a major event in one’s life; a moment we can look back on as the start of our faith; or a day when we can say our...
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Oct 18, 2023
Racing
Losses can be problematic; whether it is a person we love, a possession or something more nebulous, there is a grief process to work...
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Oct 9, 2023
Faithful
Two of the earliest Sisters I researched had not only the same surname, but also the same birthplace. Surely that must be more than...
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Oct 2, 2023
Sorry
Ezra the priest, one of the exiles from Judah living in Babylon, was a scholar, well versed in the Law of Moses. He was also a man of...
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Sep 25, 2023
Kings and false gods - Rivals
Many years ago, my grandparents gave me a ‘Bible through the year’, where passages from the Old and New Testaments, together with a...
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Sep 18, 2023
Elizabeth Dredge Called
In 1851, William Dredge, one time secretary to Berkshire Hospital and later house agent and accountant, was living in Reading, with his...
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