‘Facing an empty desk… Returning to the office after a colleague has died’
Approximately 15,000 people in Ireland of working age (18-65) have died in Ireland in 18 months since lockdown began in March last year....
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patriciahiggins1
Aug 6, 20211 min read
Transfiguring Touches
(Mt 17:11-8; Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36) A gentle touch on the hand Or a reassuring arm around the shoulder That’s how I imagine Jesus might...
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patriciahiggins1
Jun 1, 20217 min read
Parenting, Faith and Church
Notes from address given at a Conference on Family, Faith and Society hosted by the Association of Catholics in Ireland in Oct 2014,...
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patriciahiggins1
May 14, 20214 min read
The Virtual 'Empty Desk': Marking death & bereavement at work when working remotely
Over 10,000 people in Ireland of working age (18-65) die in Ireland each year. How can their deaths be appropriately marked in their...
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patriciahiggins1
May 11, 20214 min read
Space to explore what God might really think of 'Conversion Therapy'
Does our reluctance to talk about God impact on our ability as a society to let those who hold deeply conservative opinions rooted in...
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patriciahiggins1
Apr 1, 20211 min read
Reflections on Online Ministry
Published by OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation, 'Mar 2021 Where 2 or 3 are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of them' This...
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patriciahiggins1
Mar 22, 20212 min read
Online Memorial Services: A new option for those bereaved during Covid
A press release announcing availability of Online Memorial Services: As we mark one full year of restrictions under Covid, a new way of...
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patriciahiggins1
Mar 19, 20211 min read
Stillpoint - Gathering to Unfold Faith
StillPoint, are a group of friends who for several yeaars now have been gathering informally to creatively explore and reflect on our...
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patriciahiggins1
Mar 11, 20215 min read
The Call to Women - Why did I become an Interfaith Minister
Published by the Association of Catholics in Ireland, March 2021 In honour of International's Women's Day I was invited by the...
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patriciahiggins1
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Joining Women on Air
n this week of international Women's day, I am really thrilled to share that I have been accepted as a member of the Women on Air...
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patriciahiggins1
Dec 24, 20202 min read
New Annunciations
I wonder What Mary thinks about the Nativity now And all that led up to it I wonder if she might want the Annunciation to have been a bit...
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patriciahiggins1
Dec 4, 20202 min read
Cage-fighting, cancer and providing comfort to the sick
‘Not really into the GAA much myself now’ he said. For years, I prided myself on getting taxi drivers to chat about something that...
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patriciahiggins1
Dec 3, 20202 min read
God and Infertility
When we were struggling to start a family, I prayed a lot even though I wasn’t sure what the God I was praying to could do about it....
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patriciahiggins1
Dec 2, 20201 min read
Incarnation
Published by Vita Poetica, a Washington based Arts & Faith Collective, in their online Advent Calendar, in Dec 2020 . They were looking...
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patriciahiggins1
Dec 2, 20202 min read
A cold slap in the face about prayer...
'Doing' Lough Derg was a rite of passage in our house. The centuries old pilgrimage - sometimes referred to as the 'ironman of...
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patriciahiggins1
Dec 2, 20202 min read
All part of God’s plan...?
When I was seven, our teacher went off for a month to have an operation on her toes. The headmistress, a very gentle, quiet sister, ...
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patriciahiggins1
Sep 2, 20201 min read
Baby Namings - Blessing for Mum, Dad, Big Brother(s) & Big Sister(s)
The arrival of a baby is such a special time, but it is also a time of huge upheaval for all the family, Mum, Dad, and older siblings....
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patriciahiggins1
Aug 28, 20202 min read
What's with the gorse?
Published in The Furrow Journal, March 2018 like gorse a lot. This piece below explains why. It was published on International Women's...
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patriciahiggins1
May 29, 20201 min read
Easter - what does it mean on lockdown ?
How might Resurrection happen in our world and our lives today? This was a question a group of us reflected on as we 'gathered on zoom'...
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