Wednesday in Holy Week, 8th April 2020 The path to Passover seems inexorable; we know it so well and we know that Judas has the chance to say ‘no’ to his temptation as much as Jesus has the chance to say ‘no’ to his. But the plot unfolds inexorably and …
Tuesday in Holy Week, 7th April l2020 At the risk of censure, this period of isolation contains great benefits – at last we can discover the kernel of our monastic calling. I walk within the boundaries of the walled garden (what luxury!) and discover something new at every step. I …
Monday in Holy Week, 6th April 2020 Let beauty emerge. What Mary does here is a beautiful action significant of death. It’s not that we spend our lives preparing for death, as if death were our ultimate and final end, but that death is a marker for who we were …
Pam Sunday, 5th April 2020 A few weeks ago, just before the Sunday Mass here, a mighty branch suddenly detached itself from the Yew tree opposite my bedroom window, falling vertically into the nuns’ car park: this was a stunning and disturbing sight – one moment there, and the next …
