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I usually start my day with morning prayers and I also have the readings for the day’s Mass if I am unable to go. Following this, I will pray for my sons: a variety of prayers to ‘cover all bases’. You never know what they may need that day. No matter how I feel wakingContinue reading “Getting through each Day”

I was reading about a Saint today in my copy of the Magnificat. His name is St Walter of Pontoise. He wanted to become a monk and joined a monastery. However, he was asked to become the Abbot of the monastery. There must have been something about him that made the people around him feelContinue reading “Doing God’s Will”

Unfortunately, it is all too easy to listen to others telling you that the best way to relax and have peace is to meditate using various methods including mindfulness which seems very popular at the moment and a lot will recommend Yoga. The problem is that most of these meditation practices are derived from easternContinue reading “Meditation and Yoga”

Today is ‘Good Shepherd Sunday’ and we had a lovely sermon about how our priest feels like our shepherd and worries about us. It is so good to have guidance and support in our journey in faith and know that our priest is praying for our wellbeing and cares deeply for us. We are allContinue reading “The Good Shepherd”

Over this past year during various lockdowns and to be safe in-between, we have been having our prayer group online and there is also a WhatsApp group to post messages. It is good to be able to continue and I do appreciate that without this facility, we could only email each other and wait untilContinue reading “Meeting Online and Messaging”

As you get older things seem to fall apart. One minute you are fine, the next you have issues such as tinnitus, arthritis, varicose veins, sight deterioration. I think Betty Davis summed it up when she said ‘old age ain’t for cissies’. It does take a kind of bravery to face up to these thingsContinue reading “Illness”

People have many ideas of what marriage means. It’s the ceremony, the pretty church or venue, the dress, the celebrations before and after, the honeymoon following but for many it is God’s blessing on their union that is the most important aspect. Maybe I am reading the wrong articles, but I never hear any oneContinue reading “Marriage”

I have just listened to a talk about waiting to see what God wants us to do for his Kingdom here on earth. Unless it is obvious, e.g you are a Priest, Pastor, or hold some other position in a christian organisation, it isn’t easy to know, and waiting until we feel he has pointedContinue reading “God’s Work”

My late husband used to pray in tongues for hours. He would do it while waiting for the bus, while travelling and any moment that he was free. He was not a great reader and even complained when I used to read, but his life changed completely and he developed a hunger for any bookContinue reading “Focus on God”

Sometimes this feels so impossible to know. I read often about how someone has received guidance from God to do this or that. I have to confess that I do make decisions after lots of prayer about an issue, not having felt that I have been given that advice I sought but just going aheadContinue reading “God’s Will”