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theatreset
May 10, 20203 min read
Social Media and the Virtual Church
There is a monumental twitter and facebook spat going on at the moment, having to do with whether and where it is or isn’t right to...
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theatreset
Dec 2, 20194 min read
When Will There Be Good News?
The first thing I read or listen to tends to set my emotional course for the day ahead. By this I mean that whatever bit of news first...
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theatreset
Sep 25, 20191 min read
Politics
Religion and politics – Do they belong together? #politics #politicians #parliament #world #prayer #hope #Christ #reality
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theatreset
Sep 4, 20194 min read
Mouse Habits
‘When we click through the news on our screens we experience it in the immediacy of the present moment. We also experience it in our...
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Lorraine Cavanagh
Oct 18, 20224 min read
Some Thoughts on Solitude
‘You’re never alone with a Strand’ ran the once popular ad. Today, its haunting ambiguity lingers on, inviting reflection on the...
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Lorraine Cavanagh
Oct 5, 20223 min read
Mood of the Moment
I am not usually in any kind of identifiable mood, or even frame of mind, when I sit down to write one of these blogs, or, if I am, and...
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Lorraine Cavanagh
Sep 29, 20223 min read
My New Memoir: Re-building the Ruined Places - A Journey Through Childhood Trauma
The hardest thing about writing a memoir is explaining to yourself, let alone to anyone else, why you wrote it. I envy the writers of novels
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Lorraine Cavanagh
May 19, 20223 min read
Mikhail Khodarenok – The ‘What If?’ Question
It is reported by the BBC[1] that a senior Russian military figure, Mikhail Khodarenok, a military analyst and retired colonel has, on a...
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Lorraine Cavanagh
Apr 20, 20223 min read
Nuclear Sunday
LISTEN: Nuclear weapons don't prevent war. What they do is create risks that any conflict can escalate into a nuclear one — by mistake
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Lorraine Cavanagh
Apr 15, 20222 min read
Holy Week: Good Friday
There are flowers along the way, yellow celandines, and the small insects of early Spring. These leave him, but the flies stay. They...
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Lorraine Cavanagh
Apr 14, 20222 min read
Holy Week: Maundy Thursday
The last meal. It ends with a ritual which by its very strangeness is key to our understanding of what Holy Week is about. Jesus washes...
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Lorraine Cavanagh
Apr 14, 20223 min read
Holy Week: Christ Before Pilate
Authority and power are often conflated and confused. Before beginning to write this, I checked back on the story of Jesus before Pilate,...
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Lorraine Cavanagh
Apr 2, 20224 min read
The Church Must Die To Itself
In the current edition of the Church Times, we are given a stark portrayal of bullying as it is experienced in the Church today.
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Lorraine Cavanagh
Jan 25, 202219 min read
Fear and the Church
My child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing. Set your heart right and be steadfast, and do not be impetuous...
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