There was an interesting book review in last weekend’s Guardian about the greater toxic effect of social inequality rather than poverty per se.
Category Archives: Thoughts
Nunc Dimittis
There’s a lot of lousy theology out and about on the web, especially from christian and catholic sites. Usually when I’m roaming the net I get more and more dismayed by what people say they believe and even more by how they express themselves. So it is a great delight to come across a blog, …
Breathing, I Pray
I’ve been reading an excellent new book on praying by Ivan Mann who used to be part of our team here and now lives and works on Cumbrae Island. Ivan uses his own story and experience to make prayer as basic as breathing, freeing it from jargon, technique and theory and, along the way, instilling …
Vulnerability
There’s an amazing immediacy about a baby. I was watching my 1 year-old nephew yesterday and every passing feeling gets expressed. Danny likes something he reaches for it, he smiles, his eyes light up. Danny feels bad he pouts, he screams, he sobs. No censorship. Full spontaneity. I’m guessing its an artifact of vulnerability. A …