A Grandmother for 49 days
“Anne I was a grandmother for 49 days and then I wasn’t a grandmother anymore. I’m hurting so much. I feel cheated.” And so began first session with a new person, this time a grandmother of an aborted baby. And…
Violence
Violence We hear much about violence in our daily lives and through our news services. We hear of governments attempting to stem what appears to be an escalation in all forms of violence. We hear through our news…
Hidden Pain, An Insight into Childhood Sexual Abuse
Hidden Pain is about memories which are hidden and cannot be spoken about. It is a book about shame, pain, sorrow, and lives which have gone wrong both for victims, families and perpetrators'. Sexual abuse of children especially in family…
The Unique Creation
“Each one of us has a unique beginning, the moment of conception…when the information carried by the sperm and by the ovum have encountered each other, then a new human being is defined by its own personal and human constitution…
Joseph Man of Silence
In his apostolic exhortation “Guardian of the Redeemer” the Holy Father JPII says of St Joseph, “I wish to offer for your consideration, dear brothers and sisters, some reflections concerning him into whose custody God entrusted his most precious treasures.…
Invisible Holocausts
At the dawn of the new millennium, as we face more and more threats both to the human person and to society, we can and must take stock of the situation and the state of the human person especially in…
The Three Epochs of the Bride
A Reflection 2015 The bride of Christ, humanity, has been growing and maturing through the ages and through epochs and in each era a member of the Most Holy Trinity has been the main celebrant and the main companion on…
Happy New Year
Dear Friends Happy New Year, 2015. I wish for you a healthy and happy year filled with many graces and gifts of love. Anne.