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- Mar 31, 2017
- 6 min
What Mary Magdalene Knew - Part One
Could there be a distinctly Magdalene Christianity? And is it relevant today? To answer these questions, I felt the need first to go back...
- Dec 1, 2016
- 6 min
In the womb of the Lady – an Advent experience
Notre-Dame de Chartres, the glorious Gothic cathedral of the provincial town south-west of Paris is dedicated to Mary the mother of...
- Oct 10, 2016
- 6 min
The Flowers Are Talking
The language of flowers, and herbs and trees, is ancient and deeply embedded in religion.
- Aug 29, 2016
- 10 min
Searching for the Celtic Spirit – Part 2
Stepping out along the way Stephen and I meant to start our journey in Ireland but close to the departure date I fell off a ladder and...
- Aug 19, 2016
- 9 min
Searching for the Celtic Spirit – Part 1
Who were the Celts? Did their spirit endure? There was a quest underlying my journey through Europe in 2015, born from my attraction to...
- Jul 8, 2016
- 7 min
Colouring in or Colouring out? What’s the value of colouring books?
Communication isn't a core function of colouring books even when people get together in groups. But it is for art.
- Jul 5, 2016
- 2 min
SHEILA FLORANCE – ON THE INSIDE
I find that spiritual knowledge and understanding sits somewhere near the heart of anything I write, including my biography of Sheila...
- Jun 6, 2016
- 10 min
Seeking the Hidden Magdalene and the Beloved Disciple
When hard facts of history become personal symbols of initiation: My hunch is that the figure of Mary Magdalene and her life story plays...
- May 29, 2016
- 5 min
The Enigma of Mary Magdalene
This extraordinary woman is at the heart of Marriages of the Magdalene. Yet she was not the inspiration behind my novel – at least not at...
- May 11, 2016
- 6 min
‘Poetry In Motion’ In the Different Worlds of Surfing and Dancing
Surfing reminds me of a dance, a pas de deux with the ocean. Yet decribing surfing as 'dance-like' draws attention to why it is not dance.
