I learnt to swim in a swimming pool at high school. Since that time swimming has been a regular part of my exercise regime. After decades of swimming alone, I joined a swimming class with a professional coach. From those sessions, I discovered that science, research, and experience have inspired advanced swimming techniques. Acquiring theseContinue reading “New Ways of Praying”
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No sidewalks on Irwin Road expose students to danger
THE EDITOR, Madam: The quality of construction, management and sustainability of a country’s public social institutions and physical infrastructure is a mirror of the mentality and perception of the government towards the people who elected them. Around the time of the dismissal of schools, I drove along the Tucker main road in St. James, andContinue reading “No sidewalks on Irwin Road expose students to danger”
Synodality – Graced Journey
I have vivid memories of my first road trip to the Cumana Retreat House of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, Cumana, Trinidad and Tobago. I was generously gifted with clear instructions to locate it. “Pay keen attention to the concrete milestones along the roadway. The most important one is milestone number 33.5”. DrivingContinue reading “Synodality – Graced Journey”
Morning after Ian
It’s early morning.Ian’s tail is in the distant horizon,On its onward Caribbean pilgrimage. Ian unlocked the vaults of heaven,With a cavalcade of waterCaressing and slapping the face of the earth. The morning is now incredibly silent,The orchestral sound of birds silent,Few fine-tuning their vocal cords. Leaves of trees like statuesDripping with remnant water,Overwhelmed by hoursContinue reading “Morning after Ian”
Contemporary Crucified Mother and Aunt
The reward for unconditional love is suffering and ‘death’. It’s a hard pill to swallow. The lead newspaper story of the Jamaica Gleaner, September 23, 2022, reports on the sentencing of Rushane Barnett. According to the article, Rushane Barnett and his brother were unemployed and in a financial bind when they telephoned their aunt, GwendolynContinue reading “Contemporary Crucified Mother and Aunt”
Building a Synodal Church
In building magnificent engineering structures such as bridges, skyscrapers, ocean liners, and bullet trains, human beings have learnt and applied some fundamental lessons. One such basic lesson is that development is a painstakingly slow-moving process devoid of shortcuts. Furthermore, the journey towards completion entails challenges that, once embraced, stimulate creativity and innovation. Throughout history we’veContinue reading “Building a Synodal Church”
Mindfulness
Most of our lifetime is spent swimming on the surface of the ocean of life, unaware of what lies beneath and the significance of it. We swim in and out of relationships, the life of others, political and religious institutions, programmes and projects, countries and cultures, as tourists without or with minimal impact on themContinue reading “Mindfulness”
Belonging and Diversity
Uniformity is learnt ideology to control. Belonging not to the Divine intention. Pause for a moment! Wisely observe the space around you! Creation is absent of uniformity. Human living is devoid of uniformity. Uniformity is a false construct Design to dominate, dictate, and judiciously direct. Religious institutions. Partisan Politics. Racial ideology. Ethnic groups. Encircling usContinue reading “Belonging and Diversity”
Silent Giving
There are several rivers in Jamaica, but some are more inviting and popular than others. There are the slow-moving rivers such as the Black River, St. Elizabeth and the Rio Cobre, St. Catherine… ignored and forgotten rivers. Then there is the vibrancy of the Y’s River, St. Elizabeth and Dunn’s River, St. Ann…both attract largeContinue reading “Silent Giving”
Synodality – Individual’s Contribution to the Whole
The heart is used metaphorically as the centre. For example, a son or daughter is referred to as the heartbeat of parents. The rhythm of the heart indicates the quality of our overall health. By using a stethoscope, medical doctors listen to the heartbeat. Positioning it in their ears, the stethoscope drowns out external noiseContinue reading “Synodality – Individual’s Contribution to the Whole”
Beloved Reflections 