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Two kinds of passion Two forces rule the universeLight and Gravity…If we know in what way society is unbalancedWe must do what we can to add weight to the lighter scaleSimone Weil The island of Cyprus is associated with the stories of two holy men who might be regarded as having embodied the contrast betweenContinue reading “Missionary and Mystic”

In a mews laneway near my home, a local artist has embellished a wall of wild flowers by attaching their botanical names in English and in Latin. I see this as an invitation to look closely at these airborne visitors, and to acknowledge that they have lineage and a cultural history. When I came acrossContinue reading “Of Bugs and Flowers”

In the isolation brought about by the 2020 pandemic, we have all had to rethink Donne’s maxim that “no man is an island’. In the reality of lockdown, each man and  each woman is an isola: if not under law, then certainly with a new appreciation that the space inside our own heads is, ultimately,Continue reading “Genesis”

A day will come when normality will return It will look different We will feel different We will emerge stronger We will put our faith in more sustainable projects Kinder relationships And a new respect for the planet as One Home seagrace MEDITATION CLASSES IN DUBLIN I will be holding regular meditation classes in Dublin,Continue reading “Looking Forward”

The work I am involved in allows me to interact with a broad range of faiths. In fact, much of my work during the last decade has been in developing dialogue with people of different faiths and in bridging the gap between religious and non-religious world-views. That is what dialogue means. Dia & logos, twoContinue reading “True North”