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Asexuality: a fourth orientation
Published: 10th Dec 2012
“I GREW up in the 60s and 70s. It was ‘sex all around’ and not easy. I wanted to be part of the scene, but didn’t know why I wasn’t.”
Colin Nelson, 55, is a celibate and an asexual. A recent article in the Daily Mail bore the headline: ‘The fourth sexual orientation: one per cent of the population now considers themselves asexual....
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Talking to 'Digital Nun'
Published: 1st Nov 2012
It’s great to talk with you, Sister Catherine. Could you tell us a bit of your own story to start with, about your vocation?
I was born of poor but honest parents and I had a Catholic education, which was a bit unusual as neither of my parents were practising Catholics. I was very influenced by the sisters who taught at the Catholic
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Talking to Penelope Wilcock
Published: 1st Jun 2012
Thanks for giving us this opportunity to talk to you, Penelope. Your books, especially the Hawk and the Dove trilogy have meant a great deal to many people.
Last week, I had an email from a friend's friend whose daughter has been depressed. For some months she'd been going downhill. She'd got to the point where she'd gone zombie-ish and they...
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Wizard with words, pastor with people
Published: 23rd May 2011
DESPITE the fact that he is regarded as something of a spiritual guru, creative wizard and all round good geezer by many, there's nothing pretentious about Wilf. He refuses to take himself too seriously, whether he's talking about medieval mysticism or what makes a good poem.
The son of a working-class family, Wilf was brought up in Chesterfield in a happy home. He was an only...
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Old vows: new promises
Published: 20th May 2011
A BOOK was published last year, featuring the Jesus Fellowship. It's called "Totally Devoted - the challenge of new monasticism", by Simon Cross, and it explores ways in which Christians in the UK today are exploring how to follow God more closely - in ways that are similar to some of the ancient ways of monks and friars.Centuries ago, the Church defined the three main enemies...
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