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Mar 31, 20176 min read
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, 20166 min read
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, 20166 min read
The Flowers Are Talking
The language of flowers, and herbs and trees, is ancient and deeply embedded in religion.
Aug 29, 201610 min read
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, 20169 min read
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, 20167 min read
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, 20162 min read
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, 201610 min read
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, 20165 min read
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, 20166 min read
‘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.
