Tillie and I have been reading a lot of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' lately, and I've come to realise that it's an elaborate allegory of the arc of humanity's fall and redemption, our exitus from and reditus to God. Allow me to explain: 🧵

Bumping into you the other day, Philip Goff, reminded me that I had this book of yours in my wishlist. I finally got around to reading it. Thank you. I particularly enjoyed your discussion of the inverse gambler's fallacy 🙂

This is the good news. He is risen.

Alleluia! Christ is risen!

Congratulations to all those baptized and confirmed Durham Cathedral this morning 🥳

In disarming Peter, Christ disarms all Christians. — Tertullian (160-220CE)

Artwork: “Disarming Peter” by Lauren Wright Pittman

It’s Good Friday

“The Crucifixion”

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I made some St Maximilian Kolbe cufflinks using art from BARITUS Catholic Illustration

They somehow feel appropriate to use today as we seek inspiration from Christ who gave his life so that we might live.

#GoodFriday ✝️

More #Lego plants! 🌱

Huge congratulations to the Durham School debating team who won against the excellent teams from Fettes, Repton & RGS Newcastle in the novice final of the Durham Schools 2024 debating competition! 👏

Thank you to The Durham Union for organising an excellent competition ❤️

“Your task is not to seek for love, but to find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”

Happy St Cuthbert's Day from the shrine 🙂

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!

I think you need one of these CSWDurhamGeog 🙂

Love the Love that loves you. #MeisterEckhart from “Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart”📚🙏

To hear from one of the people responsible for the Third Order Rule of 1982 was wonderful, inspiring, and a real privilege. Thank you, Sr Margaret.

Words by Martin Laird OSA from 'Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation'.

#ContemplativePrayer #ChristianMysticism #SpiritualPractice #InnerPeace #ChristianContemplation #Meditation #IntoTheSilentLand #ContemplativeLife #ChristianMeditation

It's been a joy to join with Franciscans from all over the world in Durham this week for the International Conference on Franciscan Studies run by Centre for Catholic Studies, Durham University

Good to meet Michael Hahn, Lizzy Peck and many others in person.

I am filled with much hope for the future.

If you're looking for a good book to read with your children and help them feel heard, this is excellent. Well done, Lizzy Peck 🙂

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In consultation with some of Year 11 pupils, we decided on the stories of Deborah and Jael in Judges 5 as a bible reading to mark #InternationalWomensDay (and anticipate Mothering Sunday) in Chapel on Friday.

'Deborah arose as a mother in Israel.' Judges 5:7

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I was wonderful to welcome Dr Heather Mole (expert on Disability Equality), Noura Al Moubayed (Associate Professor at Durham University & expert in AI) & Steph Clish (Head of Product Wordnerds ) speak in chapel for #InternationalWomensDay yesterday 🙂