To write or not to write...
This month's title does not suggest some Hamlet-esque existential crisis over whether I should write this blog post. Rather, it hints at...
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catherine mary
- Aug 2
- 5 min
Maybe St Francis had a point
Spend enough time around clergy and other churchy folk and someone will inevitably come out with that quotation from St Francis. Indeed,...
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catherine mary
- Jul 8
- 6 min
"Out of Egypt I have called my son"
(from Matthew, chapter 2, verse 15) Back in 2008, I wrote a personal reflection on the occasion of my first visit to Egypt. I had been...
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catherine mary
- Jun 8
- 5 min
Holding on or letting go
Last month, I wrote of how I had been drawn back to the spiritual discipline of the Rule of Benedict. I haven't managed to read the Rule...
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catherine mary
- May 5
- 6 min
In the path of St Benedict
As part of my spiritual journey since being ordained to the priesthood, I have been inspired by the Rule of St Benedict. With various...
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catherine mary
- Apr 6
- 3 min
Fifty days
Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia! However you chose to spend last weekend, it marked the beginning of our...
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catherine mary
- Mar 8
- 7 min
All that glitters...
This blog post comes a little later than usual, as I have been taking a winter break at the end of February to find some warmth. While we...
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catherine mary
- Jan 26
- 5 min
What does an artist do?
Whenever people ask me what I do, their next question after I say that I am an artist is invariably to find out what kind of art. Telling...
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catherine mary
- Nov 24, 2023
- 5 min
Into the light
After reflecting last month on the coming darkness of winter and the spiritual parallels with the "dark night of the soul", I write now...
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catherine mary
- Oct 27, 2023
- 4 min
Entering the darkness
This weekend, those of us in the UK will be changing the clocks. Setting us back one hour, the most obvious sign that winter is...
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catherine mary
- Sep 22, 2023
- 3 min
Back to school
After a summer break for August, this month's blog comes a little early as I prepare to take four of my icons for an exhibition in...
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catherine mary
- Jul 29, 2023
- 3 min
New beginnings
The island of Iona, off the western coast of Mull, has always held a special place in my heart. It was during my first visit to Iona over...
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catherine mary
- Jun 30, 2023
- 3 min
For the glory of God
Over the past few weeks, I've been pondering especially what it means for me, as a priest, to be a "sacred artist". What kind of art...
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catherine mary
- May 26, 2023
- 4 min
The shortest season
I have decided to settle into a pattern of sending out a blog post on the last Friday of each month (as best I can). So it is that this...
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catherine mary
- May 3, 2023
- 2 min
Keeping up Alleluias
As we enter the month of May, we also reach the half way point in this celebratory season of Eastertide. The lectionary of church...
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catherine mary
- Mar 29, 2023
- 3 min
Standing at the foot of the cross
While many people are aware of the season of Lent, perhaps fewer are aware of the particular part of this season to which I look forward...
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catherine mary
- Feb 22, 2023
- 2 min
Where do I start?
Starting out, setting up business, iconography, Lent, trust, faith, vocation
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