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Morning Bell: Prayer to the Trinity

This series shares lines from the Prayer to the Trinity (“Holy Trinity Whom I Adore”) composed by Carmelite nun Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity 1880-1906 (Élisabeth Catez). Her prayer is one of great...

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Morning Bell: Seeking Light

As winter begins we find ourselves longing for light in advancing darkness. This series of Morning Bell opens up the possibility of discovering the light within and through the darkness. It draws on...

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Morning Bell: What Can This Be?

In this series What can this be? we revisit a sequence we initially shared five years ago. We have long been drawn to Julian of Norwich [1342-c.1423] – one of the great unsung heroes of the...

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Morning Bell: You are the Light of the World

This series follows our body prayer for the Beatitudes ‘You are the Light of the World’ – now available to download from Proost. In times like these it seems particularly important to us that we are...

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Morning Bell: Reflecting Light

Our series REFLECTING LIGHT draws on poems from Ian’s book Cave Refectory Road The images were all made on a visit this summer to the island of Iona, a much-prayed place that is very special to us....

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Morning Bell: Breathing Deep

Our series BREATHING DEEP draws on Ian’s book Breathing Deep: Life In the Spirit of Easter. As with the previous books in the series – Wilderness Taunts (Lent) and Some Small Heaven (Advent, Christmas...

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Morning Bell: Devotions

This series – Devotions – is our 100th! However long you have been following Morning Bell, thank you for traveling with us on the journey into prayer and into life. Devotions draws on a series of...

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Morning Bell: The Beginning

This series – The Beginning – is a return to our roots, following a path line by line through the opening chapter of St Mark’s Gospel. Probably written in the mid to late 60s AD, Mark’s gospel was...

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Morning Bell: A Spirituality for Turbulent Times

This series – A Spirituality for Turbulent Times – is an invitation to shape a life of spiritual practice that brings good to the world in the demanding times in which we live. Ian’s text for the...

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New Creative Resources: Temenos & Future Present

Two great new resources that Ian has been involved in creating are now available: Ian’s collaborative project with Ric Stott TEMENOS is now available for download from Proost. Over a period of a year...

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Morning Bell: Future Present Contemplative

Our series FUTURE PRESENT CONTEMPLATIVE  is an invitation to reimagine and reshape the world by engaging in contemplative practice. ‘Stillness becomes the source from which action becomes possible and...

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Morning Bell: Phos Hilaron (A Song Of The Light)

Our series PHOS HILARON (A SONG OF THE  LIGHT)  is an invitation to allow the light of evening to takes us into stillness, prayer and contemplation of the presence of Jesus, light of the world. The...

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Morning Bell: Saviour of the World

Our series SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD  is an invitation to reflect on the person of Jesus, to enter stillness and prayer in his presence, and to meditate on the possible nature of his being as gift to the...

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Morning Bell: Breathing Deep

Our series BREATHING DEEP draws on Ian’s new book Breathing Deep: Life In the Spirit of Easter. As with the previous books in the series – Wilderness Taunts (Lent) and Some Small Heaven (Advent,...

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Morning Bell: Crossings

Our series CROSSINGS shows images and text from the Crossings Exhibition currently on show in Southwell Minster. The show is by 36 artists of various faith traditions and spiritualities engaging with...

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Morning Bell: Temenos

Our new series TEMENOS shows images and text from the collaboration of the same name between Ian and Ric Stott. Over a period of a year Ric and Ian were involved in sharing ideas, sketches for...

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Morning Bell: Body Prayer

Our new series BODY PRAYER explores the importance of bringing our bodies to prayer. Our words matter in prayer, of course, as does our silence. But prayer can easily become a cerebral exercise,...

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Morning Bell: Some Small Heaven

The Some Small Heaven series for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany seeks to discover the light within the darkness of winter – and within all our winters – and so, in God’s grace, to find some small...

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Morning Bell: Unsuspected Joy

   Our series UNSUSPECTED JOY features the work of French Jesuit priest and philosopher Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955.) In his own lifetime Teilhard’s writings were suppressed by the Catholic church,...

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Temenos

I’ve been working with artist Richard Stott on a project called Temenos – making paintings (Ric’s) and poems (mine) in a collaborative process. Here’s the first in the series, which explores the idea...

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