‘St Benedict’s Rule’
Good afternoon, This evening a group for University staff called Turning Pages will meet – I was going to say remotely but that has all sorts of poor resonances for me. We may be in different places but I hope we are…
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‘Try praying’
Good morning, It’s the first day of the resumption of teaching following the spring vacation. But a different form of teaching for most students and academic staff. If your lecture, seminar, lab, tutorial or thesis…
‘Not separated’
Greetings, A few hours ago we began the first online Sunday service from the Chaplaincy. 36 households took part, tentatively working out what to press and when, how to speak together, and not have the world hear my…
‘Walk the Labyrinth’
Good afternoon, One of our Quaker Chaplains, Barbara Davey, offers the following meditation: We are hearing much at this time about the positive benefits of being in nature, for those who are able to venture outside.…
‘Kindness and compassion’
Greetings, I was asked by In the Loop, the University’s weekly e-newsletter to write something about kindness and compassion for today’s edition. But I thought I would share it with the mailing list too, as many people…
‘Compline explained’
Good morning, I was reading a new book by Rowan Williams this morning, The Way of St Benedict, in which he describes monastic services of worship and silence as “moments of recollection and rooting.” The phrase leapt…
‘Frost and Spring’
Greetings, Today’s contribution comes from Kitty Macintyre, our honorary Pagan Chaplain. It is a poem she wrote in February this year; the frosty background is from a photo taken by a colleague of hers. That sense of…
‘St Monan and St Monans’
Good morning, On Sunday, Maya and I had a walk on the coastal path. As we reached the windmill to the east of St Monans, we were struck by the light across the salt pans towards the village, the kirk and Newark…
‘Mothering Sunday service’
Greetings, Today’s Companionship is in the form of a chapel service. Next week, at the end of the spring vacation, we hope to begin live-streaming services, but for now it’s in written and recorded form. The…
‘Pet companionship and prayers’
Good morning, It’s the weekend! And the end of the first week of these companionship missives. Time for some creaturely help… Today’s companionship begins rather with canine-anionship… Dr Mary Stevens, retired…