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Category: Religion

mother mary: hidden in plain sight
Creative Arts

mother mary: hidden in plain sight

Posted on July 26, 2020December 21, 2020 by Sande Ramage

mother marycardinal creatorhidden in plain sightbirthing magnificencebeyond assumption mother marysensual symbolembodied energywith just one kissdivinity is revealed mother maryblessed creatorsubmissive, neverin birthing splendourreflects her Self The bible can seem pretty dry and unreadable. All that tiny print crammed onto hundreds…

A slow dawning Easter yarn in COVID time
Death and Dying

A slow dawning Easter yarn in COVID time

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 by Sande Ramage

On resurrection morning, Kate glanced at the crumpled grave clothes and cautiously opened the door of her tomb. The sun shone; new life beckoned but did she have what it took? The descent to the tomb began on the Ides…

COVID 19: time to listen to our fear
Death and Dying

COVID 19: time to listen to our fear

Posted on March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 by Sande Ramage

Kali the Labrador, my closest living being, is in COVID19 lockdown with me. She’s the leader here because, like her wolf ancestors, she lives out of instinct, attuned to unseen forces and energies. But if I pay attention, she gives…

Activism, spirituality and the kingdom within
Death and Dying

Activism, spirituality and the kingdom within

Posted on January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 by Sande Ramage

‘What have you done while Australia burns?’ yelled teen activist Izzy Raj-Seppings. ‘What have you done while your people can’t breathe,’ she continued, well wound up in front of thousands of Sydneysiders protesting climate change and wanting rid of their…

Bethlehem beckons beyond Anxiety
Christmas

Bethlehem beckons beyond Anxiety

Posted on November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 by Sande Ramage

About this time every year my old friend Anxiety shows up as an obnoxious Christmas goblin. I swear it’s HER decorating shops for Christmas in early October. HER drenching my email in targeted advertising now that Google has my purchasing…

Marianne & Leonard: reflecting our vulnerable ignorance
Movies

Marianne & Leonard: reflecting our vulnerable ignorance

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 by Sande Ramage

The movie Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love drew me in, twice. An engrossing but discomforting movie that highlights Cohen’s hurtful behaviour towards his muse and lover, Marianne Ihlen and her apparent willingness to be walked over like a beautiful…

The Rite of Steps: A Prayer
Creative Arts

The Rite of Steps: A Prayer

Posted on June 24, 2019October 15, 2019 by Sande Ramage

When people tell me they’re not religious, I’m always interested in what they mean, exactly. Once the conversation unfolds, what I often find is that they have a religious instinct but have given up the religion of their youth because…

Imagine Easter unplugged
Art

Imagine Easter unplugged

Posted on May 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by Sande Ramage

A resounding hallelujah ended the Easter singing marathon I’d promised myself. As I staggered out exhausted into the night, I was musing over what had arisen in me. No question, there was great joy through being immersed in music. Quickly…

A prayer for grief stricken Kiwis
Compassion

A prayer for grief stricken Kiwis

Posted on March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 by Sande Ramage

I wrote this prayer, or cry of the human heart, for an interfaith gathering at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Palmerston North and the MidCentral DHB vigil. Chant, sing or say it with great passion! O God of…

Compassion

Aotearoa’s love can overcome hate

Posted on March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 by Sande Ramage

People remember where they were when Martin Luther King and John Kennedy were shot. From here on in, Kiwis will know where they were on the 15th March 2019. The day a man opened fire in two sacred spaces killing 49 of our Muslim…

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