Tag Archives: St Francis

We Give Thanks and Celebrate

Posted on September 29, 2014 by anyushka

Let’s try that this week – St Francis Day is coming up next weekend, 4 October. Psalm 121 A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—     where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from … Continue reading →

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On Being Unconventional I

Posted on August 10, 2014 by anyushka

The word “unconventional” has crept up too often in the more recent conversations about me and my vocation discernment to be ignored any longer. It seems that to some, namely – and mainly (but not only) – the church and … Continue reading →

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The Lost and Found Section

Posted on June 28, 2014 by anyushka

For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. (Matthew 16:25) I feel so ‘tempted’ to do exactly that…to “lose my life” for God, in the hope of finding … Continue reading →

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A Prayer to Begin With

Posted on October 31, 2013 by anyushka

May the power of your love, Lord Christ, fiery and sweet as honey, so absorb our hearts as to withdraw them from all that is under heaven. Grant that we may be ready to die for love of your love, … Continue reading →

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