‘I said to the almond tree, ‘Sister, speak to me of God,’ and the almond tree blossomed.’ Attrib to St Francis of Assisi, quoted by Nikos...

‘Make yourself wholly aflame’ Abba Lot *** Image: Campfire Photo: MarcusObal, 2005, used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike...

‘I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what...

My dear Friends, With snow all around and lockdown still in place, perhaps like you, I have been thinking about Summer holidays! Some go...

‘Silence – not an absence of sound, but a presence of something that is not sound.’ Sara Maitland *** Image: ‘Blue Silence’, watercolour...

‘Listen to the silence of God.’ Thomas Merton *** Image: Thalkote Lake, Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Photo: ‘KUMUWICK’, 2018, used under...

Not the one who takes up his bed and walks But the ones who have known him all along And carry him in — Their shoulders numb, the ache...

‘Obedience is the road to freedom, humility the road to pleasure, unity the road to personality.’ C.S. Lewis – ‘The Weight of Glory’ ***...

‘We are down here in time, where beauty grows.’ Annie Dillard *** Image: Bees on a flowering allium in a garden border, Hampton Court...

‘The silence is all there is… You take a step in the right direction to pray to this silence… Distinctions blur. Quit your tents. Pray...

‘The light on the far side of the blizzard lures you. You walk, and one day you enter the spread heart of silence… and love for its own...

My dear Captain Sir Tom, Last week I wrote to President Joe Biden, to encourage him to help change people’s experience of life in the...

‘You do not have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is necessary. But...

‘Wherever we go, there seems to be only one business at hand – that of finding workable compromises between the sublimity of our ideas...

‘Thank God that I got my little chance to dance on this stage of life, to reflect the glory of God back to God.’ Richard Rohr *** Image:...

‘Thank You for allowing me to be a human being.’ Prayer of St Clare of Assisi, 1194-1253 [Born Chiara Offreduccio; one of the first...

‘Within the Triune God we discover mutual love, mutual fellowship, mutual dependence, mutual honour, mutual submission, mutual dwelling...

‘In the core of the Trinity The Father laughs And gives birth to the Son. The Son laughs back at the Father And gives birth to the Spirit...

‘I am a hole in the flute that Christ’s breath moves through’ Hafiz (born Khwāja Šamsu d-Dīn Muḥammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī) also known by his...

Dear Friends, I have been sending you weekly letters for ten months now. I hope you will allow me to take a break and write to someone...