After a morning’s shopping, I went home on the bus. At one of the stops, an elderly lady got on and since there was a vacant seat beside me, I gestured to her to sit there. On leaving her burden down, she gave a great sigh as she eased her body on the seat. “Isn’t it a beautiful day!” she ...

I was struck with the thought of spring has sprung when I saw it on the notice board in St. Anne’s.( see photo) After some thought, I reached a conclusion that the difference is the sense of hope that spring brings; sure, it does bring beauty and joy to our hearts. Hope is such a powerful state of being. It ...

A Life of Prayer is a Life of Love – Sr Yvonne Pepper, RNDM Many years ago I read a message on a fridge magnet, something to the effect of: The extra-ordinary can only be seen in the ordinary. That thought has stayed with me ever since, pondering how it could be and what makes it possible. Now, after many ...

Beware the Ides of March The Month of JOY and GRATITUDE for the blessings of the past and HOPE and EXPECTATION for the future. We are the RNDM EARTH COMMUNITY of Our Lady the Missions. In the mythological past, March/ Martius, the god of war, was so called because the preceding traumatic weather months of winter discouraged intense battles thus ...

Here we are, at the beginning of 2024, hoping for a year of Peace, Happiness and Good Health. As we move on into this New Year, we become conscious that our lives, like a train, are speeding towards their final destination. Having lived at railway stations all my life, I am very aware of the continual movement of trains in ...

St Francis born in Assisi sometime between 1881/82, the son of a wealthy cloth merchant,  left this material wealth to seek the wealth of the Lord. Taking the Gospel as his way of life, he worked for and lived with the poor.  For me, his charisma is his ordinariness, his closeness and accessibility to the ordinary person, his commitment to ...

On Saturday, October 28, 2023 we celebrated a very special time in our history as Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions here in the UKI Province. After 153 years of presence in Deal, Kent, we marked this day with our communities, Sturry, Wealdstone and New Southgate to come together with the parishioners of the local parish, St John the ...

As we come closer to the end of the year, it is fitting that we take time this month before we get caught up with Christmas activities and all that entails to dwell on two special feasts: All Saints and the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed. Pope Francis this year at the Angelus and Blessing in St Peter’s Square said ...

October is well known in the Christian world for Missionary action within the Church, with October 15 to 22nd being World Mission Week ending with International Mission Day, Sunday October 22nd.  One may ask: what does this mean for our times? Who are our missionaries today? With so few men and women choosing the missionary religious life in our Church ...

I thought of sharing something different for the reflection this time. The spiritual meaning for the month of September which revolves around the themes of service, responsibility, and self-sacrifice isn’t it really interesting to know. It’s a great month to harvest in preparation for the coming winter months. In fact, in Old England, it was called “Haervest-monath”, meaning Harvest Month. ...