A staggering hope like a flame, grasping for oxygen, in need of compassion and protection lying beyond herself in the hearts of those who...

Squeaking floors and fuming minds Bookcases lining the walls all around the smell of old books and Augustine’s voice “for the Father will...

I am because you are The opposite of self-made Every part of me is because of them Created to exist in community Shaped by every...

Carved in the very depths of humanity one finds a desire for sublimity and eternity so to partake in a supernatural reality through whom...

Daring to be simple on a daily basis Although meaningful in one’s enterprise Investing one’s time in what matters Living justly, showing...

"Si tu veux construire un bateau, ne rassemble pas tes hommes et femmes pour leur donner des ordres, pour expliquer chaque détail, pour...

Sparks lightening the obscurity as the wind whispers in the fire The smoke slowly drifts away and curls around the forest edge Large logs...

New life; amazement fills the room, wonder read on all the faces, deep thankfulness irradiates the place The son who was lost was...

The smell of crispy apples baking in the oven The sound of a boy practising his violin scales The sight of Canadian geese in a v in the...

Lights all around Brightening up the streets Whether cars, lamp stands, the tube or winter wonderland in Hyde Park Lights all around...

To my dear friends who journey with anxiety – November 2017 Unsettled, I feel. Un-grounded. Unsure, Life: a whirlwind. Change, change, so...

Knitted in a womb with intricacies beyond reason Loved and known before seeing the light of day Adopted by the one who created and is the...

Alors que les jours découlent, Et que l’obscurité se fait de plus en plus oppressante, Alors que la douceur de l’été indien Semble de...

All the prayers and all the false hopes All the expectations and all the answers All the loving darts and all the footnotes propelled...

A jar with a familiar chequered lid has sat on the desk to become a bid How long will it remain untouched? How long will it remain...

Leaving the debating chambers through the right-hand side of the door they voted against the entrenched and prolonged inequalities...

As I sat in the coral armchair, two or possibly three tissues in my right hand, These three words resonated in my head: fear of loss,...

Confronted for my lack of confrontation Not only was I faced with the very action avoided But also with the blatant artistry of my...

Marilynne m’a dit que d’espérer n’est qu’au fond rien d’autre que de projeter son amour en avant Bernard m’a enseigné que d’aimer n’est...

Silence followed, as people closed their eyes the sound of a military trumpet behind their ears solemnity spread rapidly among their...