Musings
This category includes posts across the whole spectrum of topics and other issues such as museums, arts and culture, literature, writing and politics.
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Canterbury’s martyr
Thomas Becket, the Archbishop who refused to bend — his murder in Canterbury Cathedral, his canonisation,…
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Meeting the beautiful saints of Montreal
The Oratory of St Joseph, St Kateri Tekakwitha, Marguerite Bourgeoys and Marguerite d’Youville — a day…
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Uniting nations?
The UN meditation room in New York, Dag Hammarskjöld’s vision, Bo Beskow’s painting and the question…
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Mexico’s island of women
Isla Mujeres — the temple of Ixchel, the divine feminine, and the particular magic of a…
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Lima, Peru
First impressions of Lima and Cusco — food, history, altitude and the beginnings of a South…
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More man love at the Merida bus stop
Merida, Quintana Roo and the warmth of Mexican men — a short, funny dispatch from the…
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FOR SALE: One of the seven wonders of the world
Chichen Itza — extraordinary, touristy and technically for sale — a wry account of Mexico’s most…
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My five highlights of Arizona
Sedona, the mission of San Xavier del Bac, Organ Pipe National Monument, Ajo and St Kateri…
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Meeting the Virgin of Guadalupe
The tilma of Juan Diego, the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City…
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Searching for John the Baptist in Egypt
Wadi Natrun — the monastery of St Macarius and the relic of John the Baptist —…