‘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…
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‘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…
‘Tara, a Buddhist deity’
Good morning, Today’s Companionship email comes from Dr Sam Pehrson, our Honorary Buddhist Chaplain. He writes: The coronavirus has brought with it a lot of uncertainty and fear, both about the short and long term…
‘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…
‘Inspirational card index’
Good afternoon, Today I thought we might benefit from the wisdom of others. When I was studying Divinity, a visiting lecturer suggested to us aspiring ministers that we’d run out of interesting things to say from our…
‘The Gondoliers’
Good morning, As I promised when beginning this Companionship series, members of the Chaplaincy team will also be contributing. Today we hear from Revd Professor Ian Bradley, Honorary Church of Scotland Chaplain, who…
‘Chickens in quarantine’
Good afternoon, Every morning this week I’ve fed our hens the usual mixture of layers pellets, mixed corn, broccoli and kitchen scraps. They scoff it up, blissfully unaware of viruses and the consequent restrictions…