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Devoted Mum. Contemplative. Passionate Environmentalist and campaigner for Social Justice, Equality and Peace. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ
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And I would add to that the Assisted Dying Bill!

I cannot state this strongly enough: If you are upset about the way this government is treating trans people and immigrants, and you have a Labour MP, for God sake write to them.

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Pope Leo XIV highlights AI as a major challenge to workers and human dignity. He chose his papal name to follow in the footsteps of Pope Leo XIII, who wrote the encyclical "Rerum Novarum" (Of Revolutionary Change), reflecting on the destructive impact of the industrial revolution on workers' lives.

Connections Puzzle #699 ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช

Connections Puzzle #698 ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ

Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God.

โ€œLet your face shine on your servant. Save me in your love. You hide them in the shelter of your presence from the plotting of men.โ€ Psalm 30

Connections Puzzle #689 ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช

Connections Puzzle #687 ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

Connections Puzzle #684 ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ

Pope Francis has died this morning at the age of 88. His final message, on Easter Sunday, called for an end to โ€œdeplorableโ€ violence in Gaza, Sudan and around the world www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Today, the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis. He inspired millions, far beyond the Catholic Church, with his humility and love so pure for the less fortunate. My thoughts are with all who feel this profound loss.

WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK Isaiah 50:4-9 Matthew 26:14-25 Today we have Matthewโ€™s telling of the Last Supper. Once again Judas is in full focus and his actions seem inevitable. Those thirty pieces of silver are lodged in our collective imagination through art, poetry and hymnody.

Americans! Yes, the tariffs make you look silly. Yes, we are laughing at you. Some tips on dealing with the humiliation, from Brexit Britain. We know your pain. - on.ft.com/42tt3kH

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Not just shortages either โ€ฆ so many people reacting badly to poorer quality cheaper brands โ€ฆ

SECOND WEEK OF LENT FRIDAY Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 In just one verse the writers of Genesis paint for us a scene that so easily strikes a chord. We can imagine the first time Joseph appears in his special coat. We can imagine the looks and the mutterings.

Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE

Connections Puzzle #639 ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช

โ€œGrow like a Lebanon Cedarโ€ From the psalm today ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ โ€ฆ or dance, like I see these two doing at Kew Gardens ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿชฉ ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿผ

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Connections Puzzle #618 ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ

Iโ€™ve never felt so upset about a Pope before ๐Ÿ˜ข ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

February fun family times for lots of upcoming birthdays ๐ŸŽ‚ ๐Ÿฅณ ๐ŸŽˆ ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

Connections Puzzle #613 ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸฆ ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช

Got my Vietnam ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ lantern up in my sitting room at last, made by my son on his trip ๐Ÿฎ

And this wonโ€™t have just been picked out of the โ€˜woodwormโ€™ .. this would have been years in the making!

๐Ÿ“ท A Palestinian Arab Lying on the Sand, Savoring the Taste of Freedom in Their Homeland While Gazing at the City of Gaza, a Phenomenal Location with the Best Weather, Palestine, 1900s #Gaza #Palestine #Freedom #Peace

Connections Puzzle #596 ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช

This episode of #CallTheMidwife is so beautiful- the love of women for their children, sustained and supported by the love and care of the #NHS

OMG Gordon Lightfoot on #CallTheMidwife!

Oh I really hope that "trampolining isn't very Ecclesiastical" in #CallTheMidwife was a scriptwriters nod to the Leaping Nuns of St Beryl in Bedazzled

the little chap Andrew on #CallTheMidwife, permanently disabled by measles, is "born September 1963". I was born in Dec 63 and had measles as a tiny - this is a reminder of how lucky I was not to be permanently affected by it. Vaccines are lifesavers

This is great. So well written and completely immersive ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

What a woman. She was scared, they looked at her all stony-faced, her voice shook. But she said it anyway ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

Excellent RE Resources from Magister, Jubilee Launch Day resources from CAFOD and Schools Media competition from the Columban Missionaries. Also ATCRE National RE Conference details for 1st March in Birmingham - mailchi.mp/ded5c0eda8b7...

Hereโ€™s me reciting the beautiful sonnet from Malcolm Guite โ€ฆ โ€˜Epiphany on the Jordanโ€™ and the image I chose is from the Metropolitan Museum in New York - The Baptism of Christ by Joachim Patinir

Praying friends.. could I ask for prayers for today please .. I have an important meeting ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

Connections Puzzle #575 ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช

Love is unconditional, totally. You are precious to Him. Please just spend time being kind to you & spending time with Him. Do not worry about others, just regain balance & realise how much you are loved. You stay in my prayers, pls realise you are precious to Him & to us! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ’™

Retreat day for the start of the new year on Saturday 18 January, Cockfosters Spirituality Centre in North London. For details and to book see www.cockfosterscs.org. Hope to see you there!