Writing
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Lindsay Lohan recently had the words 'Live without regrets' tattooed onto her wrist. She is not alone in this sentiment. It seems that every time I read an interview of a celebrity with an, er, colourful history, they invariably say that despite their weekly trips to rehab, regular forays into prison and string of messy relationships, they have no regrets whatsoever. more» -
The embers of a late Autumn. Morning mists, fruitfulness, golden light, wind in my hair... more» -
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Some years ago I read an article–I cannot remember where–that implied a contemporary Christian engagement with environmental concerns and the subsequent development of eco-theologies was little more than what the author called 'neo-paganism', something to be avoided....But surely the heavens reveal the wonder of God. more» -
I now wonder whether the biblical account of Cain and Abel might also be a folk memory... more» -
It is humbling and strange, disconcerting yet reassuring, to think that I am worth as much as Mother Theresa, yet no more than Robert Mugabe. more» -
There is a kind of wind that blows
during certain days of the year
and it's almost as if it knows
how to stir up our deepest fears. more» -
On Matakohe Island, we break bread together after making the island a better place for young kiwi, native lizards and other native birds. There's something liturgical about the whole morning for me. more» -
In all his years of wonderingacross oceans to far away islandssearching for a place to call homethe man never imagined findingsuch calm in a woman’s eyes.They glimmered like bright starsguiding more»
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In a flash, shutter-lie, the mind receives
an image that remains, knowing beauty,
barely held beyond the instant of sight... more» -
Falling: Round small, golden light
Nudged from place, purpose done;
riding air in descent like flight... more» -
Let's not fight with science about how the world was made: issues of physics, mass, Higgs boson particles, space and energy, belong in the realm of science. Religion is a complementary truth, one that marvels in the physical universe but seeks to discern the eternal wisdom and trust that is essential to the well-being of the human race, and the preservation of all creation for the good of ourselves and those who come after us. more» -
No surrender, holding the line of retreat and advance,
countless blades wave in sullied draft declaring
nature's vulnerable defiance... more» -
This will pass like the sun rising.
This will pass like a breath of wind
across the face of a leaf... more» -
At night it was light and from the bed in my grandparent's house, I could look through the open curtains to the ocean and watch the midnight sun. more» -
“Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass.†more» -
It is a story of fragile hope then and now, for we live in unpredictable times. It was ever thus... more» -
It is difficult, and often frightening, to let go of what has been received as truth... more» -
I think that blood donors are intuitively Eucharistic people, not in a church building, but in their everyday lives by pouring out their blood for others. more» -
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For the generosity of children
I give thanks'
for the way children believe
miracles can visit them,
I give thanks. more» -
After years of being in schools, I have a strong sense that sensitive and
thoughtful young people offer insights and understanding about the complexities of life when, in the words of Andrew Thackrah, they pull from their bags, "pens of freedom" so that the words will flow. more» -
