Brother Richard's blog: mindful mystical musings.

A place of prayer, poetry and hopefully peace all in and through the Franciscan tradition

Thursday, 10 April 2025

A new online course on Storytelling

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  Becoming the Storyteller: a path to Wisdom with Brother Richard Hosted by the Sanctuary Centre, this 3 week online course with Brother Ric...
Wednesday, 20 November 2024

A poem for the first frost of the year

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 Frosted Dawn  There  is a  moment of perfect stillness between  the  in-breath and the  out-breath; small, silent, vulnerable, and so often...
Thursday, 14 November 2024

Chatting about Meditation and Calming the Storms

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 Going to try and update this a little more often...  Poor blogs, they tend to be forgotten about by all and sundry... even their authors! F...
Thursday, 1 August 2024

A poem for Lughnasadh and Lammas Night

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A poem for the ancient feasts of Lughnasadh, (Lunasa) and Lammas that mark the liminal time of Summer yielding to Autumn’s first fiery touch...
Monday, 22 July 2024

Calming the Storms: a new book

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Thursday, 20 June 2024

Moon Bathing

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 Moon Bathing Moon Bathing  Last night, on the eve of the summer solstice, my sister, the Lady Moon, came dancing down the sky to bathe her ...
Monday, 27 May 2024

A Storm of Starlings

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  Starling Shower Rain came with the flower moon,  presaged by a deluge of starlings into the cloister garden, falling like chattery stars  ...
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I am a Capuchin Franciscan priest-friar, living and working in Ireland (mostly). Currently I am the Guardian of Ards Friary in Donegal which includes a large residential retreat centre. (More at www.ardsfriary.ie) I also teach Christian meditation and mindfulness and work with the Sanctuary Spirituality Centre in inner city Dublin. www.sanctuary.ie
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