Archives for May 2012

Images of the Spirit 2: Guided meditation for children.

Thursday 31 May 2012

Here is the second guided mediation to use with children on the Holy Spirit, inspiration taken this time from St Basil the Great: Close your eyes. You are standing in a dark place. There is no light to see by. What does it feel like to be in the dark? As you stand there someone […]

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Thoughts from the Divine Office.

Wednesday 30 May 2012

I was struck yesterday and today by quotes from the Office of Readings, both from the Confessions of St Augustine and both speak of his experience of God. Yesterday’s was this: “Let me know you, O you who know me; then shall I know even as I am known. You are the strength of my […]

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The Ordinary at St Mary Magdalen, Brighton.

Tuesday 29 May 2012

Mgr Keith Newton’s talk at St Mary Magdalen in Brighton, last Thursday can now be watched online courtesy of the St Mary Magdelen Choir blog.

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Images of the Spirit 1: Guided meditation for Children.

Monday 28 May 2012

Last week, in the run up to Pentecost, I was struck by some of the images used in the readings from the Saints in the Office. I have turned some of them into guided meditations to use with children. Images can be useful as they can go beyond words. Sometimes, in the Spiritual life our […]

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Story Time for Pentecost.

Sunday 27 May 2012

Again, this week we had a story in which the children use their imagination to think about a Bible story. This week they were in the Upper Room with Mary and the disciples: Close your eyes. The disciples had been up studying the scriptures all night. As dawn came they began praying together. Picture the […]

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Mgr Keith at St Mary Magdelen, Brighton

Sunday 27 May 2012

On Thursday evening a small group from Eastbourne went over to St Mary Magdelen in Brighton. Our Ordinary, Mgr Keith Newton had been invited to speak on the future of Ecumenism as part of the church’s 150th Anniversary. Having recovered from a long, stuffy train ride from London with the help of Mary’s wonderful hospitality, […]

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