Leaves on a tree

Living the SCL in the local Church

Br. Damian SSF

Brother Damian began his thought-provoking talk by reminding us of the centrality of the Eucharist to our life as vowed men and women. He shared a powerful…

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Blossom on a tree

Living the SCL in the world

Sue Hartley

The gift of Consecrated Celibacy is about lifelong devotion to God and complete availability to the service of humanity. The SCL is not just something…

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A close up photo of leaves

News from the Annual conference 2014

This year our conference was held at the Boar’s Hill Carmelite Friary – a first for our group.  We were all impressed by the warmth…

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A field of tulips

Praying the Psalms in suffering

Sue Hartley

It can be difficult to pray in times of distress. We ask: How can the sovereignty, justice and love of God be reconciled with the reality of evil…

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A pathway of tulips

Praying the psalms in times of solitary prayer and meditation

Margaret Eaton

Key text Psalm 27: 4: ‘One thing have I desired of the Lord’. At the outset, Margaret made the assumption that the Psalms are the prayer…

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A close up photo of leaves

The 2014 conference

This year our conference was held at the Boar’s Hill Carmelite Friary – a first for our group.  We were all impressed by the warmth…

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A lemon tree

The Daily Office: the Psalms as our companion

Brother Damian SSF

Damian shared how his personal journey of experiencing the psalms as his companion began in his teens when he was struck by the 1st verse of Psalm 1:…

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A green leaf on a tree stump

Theology of the Single Consecrated life

Bishop Dominic OGS

Bishop Dominic introduced this subject by outlining the Hebrew tradition of being in a covenant relationship with God. In the OT, we have the covenant…

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