This is the seventh, and final, post in a series about ‘Love’ from the Daily Meditations of Fr. Richard Rohr -- though I suspect it won't be the last we hear from him on the subject. In this one he … [Read more...]
God’s Mercy
August 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I was reading this piece about Dr. Boris Kornfeld, and was taken by surprise by the ending -- but feel as though it's something I really ought to have known. The picture above is a bit (lot) of a clue. God's … [Read more...]
Where in your life do you “do love”?
August 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is the sixth in a series of posts about ‘Love’ from the Daily Meditations of Fr. Richard Rohr. In this one he talks about how we really only know our true selves when we ourselves love. Where … [Read more...]
Harriet Beecher Stowe
August 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I never realized quite what pain the incredible book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" stemmed from. I've been reading a little about Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote it: her story is really quite inspirational. God … [Read more...]
Why did Jesus command us to love?
August 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is the fifth in a series of posts about ‘Love’ from the Daily Meditations of Fr. Richard Rohr. In this one he talks about Jesus' command to each of us to 'love', and how by doing so, we can grow … [Read more...]
Thomas Kozaki
August 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I have been reading a little about Thomas Kozaki, who, along with 25 other Christians, was crucified for not renouncing their faith in Nagasaki, Japan. The image above is the memorial that now stands on … [Read more...]
Why does God love us?
August 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is the fourth in a series of posts about ‘Love’ from the Daily Meditations of Fr. Richard Rohr. In this one he talks about the reasons why God loves us, each and every one of us. Why does God … [Read more...]
Brownlow North
August 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I was reading a little about Brownlow North, who was an evangelist and preacher some 150 or so years ago in Scotland. Not sure that I would have the courage to do what he did in the story recounted below: … [Read more...]
What is my deepest identity?
August 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is the third in a series of posts about ‘Love’ from the Daily Meditations of Fr. Richard Rohr. In this one he talks about that which is at the very core of our being -- our deepest identity. What … [Read more...]
The Love Poem
July 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I came across this story recently. I wonder how each of us would answer the question, "what is love?" It would take quite a lot of thought on my part to try and verbalise what I think, inside of myself, … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 16) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.