Richardl

LATEST ARTICLES ( 623 )

• Day 100

  

  In another land or another context, you might expect the 100 day milestone to mark 100 days of the new adventure. In this one, it is quite simply 100 days... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Mis-remembering the Old

  

  Sometimes, when living abroad, even the things you did not really like about the old country take on a rosy glow which they never had before.Scented with a whif... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Thin Place on a Wintry Hill

  

  Sometimes when living far from home, people will take a little soil from the 'old country' with them. In the new and unfamiliar place, there is then always a... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Leave to Remain

  If you are going to stay in a foreign land, then the chances are that before too long you will have to work. The time will come when you have to swap 'just... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Alone Together

  

  Sometimes when living in a strange land you find yourself drawn to others who also never expected to be here. Like you, they are out of context and looking for... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Adjustment Fatigue

  

  Yesterday was a good day - infused with the zesty scent of new possibilities and a whole string of new stories to be published. Yesterday was a bad day - stalke... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Stubborn

  

  I used to think it was an affectation when people kept on using an aeroplane boarding pass stub as a bookmark long after their flight was over. It seemed to be ... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Treachery of Absorption

  

  When living away from home, and once you realise that the stay may be long term - things begin to change. You learn the language. You grow to love the food.... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Between

  

  As I sit and write this now, I am in a busy international airport. It is a bit like Narnia's 'wood between the worlds' - except much less peaceful. Everywhere... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Home from Home

  

  I am discovering that, no matter how far you travel here - the things you left in that old country are not far away. As I write this, I am more than 3000 miles... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Out by One Second

  There comes a point when living in a foreign country where your description of how long you have been there changes. There comes a point where you stop referrin... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 365 Days

  

  If I am going to be living in this foreign land for some time, then I shall need a calendar. In fact, I already have two - one fat and one thin. The days and... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Silent Night

  

  They celebrate Christmas here too, it would seem - just as they did in the place where I used to live. To find old traditions here is reassuring. The sound of... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Flare-path 24

  

  Alfred Delp was a courageous young Jesuit priest, imprisoned in Nazi Germany for knowing too much. He was held in solitary confinement, hands in chains, until... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Flare-path 23

  

  Alfred Delp was a courageous young Jesuit priest, imprisoned in Nazi Germany for knowing too much. He was held in solitary confinement, hands in chains, until... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Flare-path 22

  

  Alfred Delp was a courageous young Jesuit priest, imprisoned in Nazi Germany for knowing too much. He was held in solitary confinement, hands in chains, until... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

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  Alfred Delp was a courageous young Jesuit priest, imprisoned in Nazi Germany for knowing too much. He was held in solitary confinement, hands in chains, until... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Single Ticket

  As I continue to live in this new land of grief, I am struck by the parallels with other times when I have stayed away from home. At first, you can be so taken... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Flare-path 20

  

  Alfred Delp was a courageous young Jesuit priest, imprisoned in Nazi Germany for knowing too much. He was held in solitary confinement, hands in chains, until... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Flare-path 19

  

  Alfred Delp was a courageous young Jesuit priest, imprisoned in Nazi Germany for knowing too much. He was held in solitary confinement, hands in chains, until... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY