What Is the Shortest Path to God?
A reflection on returning to God, the prodigal son and the possibility of beginning before we feel ready.
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St Helena Came from Brač!
My research thesis on St Helena’s possible origins on Brač, the island’s tradition and the sources behind my interpretation.
The Invisible Turn: Staying When Nothing Seems to Happen
When the Story Turns, Part Four: a personal reflection on Tolkien, quiet turning points and hope that does not announce itself.
After the Turn: Living with Light and Wounds
When the Story Turns, Part Three: Tolkien, healing and learning to live with both light and wounds after the turning point.
When the Story Turns: Grief and the Quiet Power of Fantasy
When the Story Turns, Part Two: grief, Tolkien’s eucatastrophe and the quiet power of fantasy to offer hope.
Before the Turn: When the Story Breaks
When the Story Turns, Part One: Tolkien, the long defeat and the moments when a life’s story seems to break.
Sunday in St Peter’s Square – A Prayer to Remember for a Lifetime
The Angelus with the Pope in St Peter’s Square: song, fellowship and memories of my grandfather Bepo from Supetar.
Rome in St Helena’s Footsteps – Santa Croce, the Holy Stairs and the Lateran
A pilgrimage through Rome in St Helena’s footsteps: Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, the Holy Stairs and St John Lateran, connected with my research on Brač.
Rome and Assisi – A Journey through Eternity, Faith and Human Connection
A personal pilgrimage through Rome and Assisi: St Francis, Roman basilicas, the Holy Stairs and prayer in St Peter’s Square.
St Helena and Constantine: A Mother and Son Who Changed the Course of History
St Helena and Constantine: the mother and son whose lives connected imperial power, Christianity and the holy places of Jerusalem.