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catherine mary
5 days ago7 min read
Lenten practice
This blog post is going to be a first for me. Although there will be some news later on regarding what I'm up to at the moment, I want to...
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catherine mary
Feb 76 min read
In search of stillness
My social media feeds have been filled with memes lamenting the interminable greyness of January, the month that regularly wins votes for...
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catherine mary
Jan 106 min read
"We'll always have Paris"
A happy new year to you all! My festive break was somewhat extended into this past week so I am only now getting to write this blog post...
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catherine mary
Dec 9, 20247 min read
'Twas the month before Christmas
Thank you for your patience as you waited for this, my Advent blog for December. Of course, the world about us doesn't really view...
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catherine mary
Dec 6, 20241 min read
Advent is for waiting
With the arrival of the first Friday of the month, it should be time for another blog, right? Except that this month, I am going to...
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catherine mary
Nov 1, 20246 min read
On the Feast of All Saints
For Orthodox Christians, the centrality of icons to the worship of the Church is celebrated each year at the feast known as "The Triumph...
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catherine mary
Oct 4, 20245 min read
Singing the Lord's song
This past month has seen me make a start on studying for a Masters in Fine Art at Oxford Brookes University. Over the past year, I was...
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catherine mary
Sep 6, 20246 min read
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, 20245 min read
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, 20246 min read
"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, 20245 min read
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, 20246 min read
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, 20243 min read
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, 20247 min read
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, 20245 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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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