I’m deeply encouraged by St Teresa of Avila’s advice in her autobiography, Life, that reading a spiritual book is a good aid for mental prayer if one finds it hard to pray. Keeping a dedicated personal prayer time can sometimes feel like the hardest thing in the world to do on a regular basis, but I…
COVID woes
As I write this I’m the only person in this house not to have had COVID. This is the third time it has visited us, our three youngest have it now. Fairly mild doses thankfully. I’m also the only member of the family who takes immunosuppressant medication, so go figure that one! I’m not keen…
Mary and mindfulness
I hoped to get to our parish church at 3am today to join in with the Pope’s consecration to Mary of Ukraine, Russia and all humanity. But the flesh was too weak after picking one daughter up from work and then another from the train station at 11pm. I’m not that old yet, but it…
Update and links
It’s almost a quarter of the way through 2022 already, and it has been a pretty full year so far. Our eldest has been settling into uni life and a casual job, and learning to drive. Our second has started driving lessons as well, so it really feels as through we’re on the cusp of…
Marilyn Rodrigues 