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On Being a Feral Priest

27 January 2019 Nicole ConnerBooks

Dedicated to all the Ferals out there xx I found tears running down my face as I read this blog post. It was not because I was particularly sad, for that matter. It was because Colin Coward (author) was able to eloquently articulate something that resonated so deeply with me. Thank you, Colin, for your…Continue reading On Being a Feral Priest

And are you ok with that?

28 November 2018 Nicole ConnerHealth, Wellbeing, Spirituality

‘Do not avert your eyes. It is important that you see this. It is important that you feel this.’ – Kamand Kojouri – This year has been filled with many conversations. My life is richer because a collection of friends and strangers were willing to take a study journey with me and share some of…Continue reading And are you ok with that?

Things I Choose to Leave Behind: Cement for the Sandcastles

1 October 2018 Nicole ConnerHealth, Wellbeing, Spirituality

I have always had an affinity with the ocean. It has a mysterious magnetic pull on my heart. Life, for that moment of time, makes a little more sense when I walk along the shores and listen to the rhythm of the waves. John Dyer remarked, “I love the sea’s sound and the way it…Continue reading Things I Choose to Leave Behind: Cement for the Sandcastles

Grief – Stay With It

5 December 2017 Nicole ConnerHealth, Wellbeing, Spirituality

  Scrolling through Facebook the other day, this post of a friend caught my eye: “We can’t leap over our grief work, Nor can we skip over our despair work. We have to feel it…. Historic cultures saw grief as a time of incubation, transformation, and necessary hibernation. Yet this sacred space is the very…Continue reading Grief – Stay With It

Autumn: A Time to See More Clearly

10 May 2017 Nicole ConnerBooks

“There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of autumn leaves.” – Joe L. Wheeler – I was on retreat at the beautiful and cold Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, this past week. It is autumn in our ‘down under’ part of the world. Each season speaks to us, holding its own…Continue reading Autumn: A Time to See More Clearly

Questions in the Desert – Part Three

15 February 2017 Nicole ConnerBooks

Faith is a dynamic and ever-changing process, not some fixed body of truth that exists outside our world and our understanding. God’s truth may be fixed and unchanging, but our comprehension of that truth will always be partial and flawed at best. – Bishop Gene Robinson – Dear reader, please be aware that this blog…Continue reading Questions in the Desert – Part Three

Questions in the Desert – Part Two

7 February 2017 Nicole ConnerBooks

“We are not called by God to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things with extraordinary love.”  – Jean Vanier-   Dear reader, please be aware that this blog post is a continuation from Part One. … The story of Philip and the Eunuch encourages us to pay attention to God’s Spirit in our lives. It also…Continue reading Questions in the Desert – Part Two

Questions in the Desert – Part One

1 February 20171 February 2017 Nicole ConnerBooks

Nature’s seasons are a constant reminder that nothing we do or experience in life is permanent. I was part of a mega-church community in Melbourne, Australia, for over thirty years. I never thought that season would come to an end. But it did. One of the last sermons I gave at this church was on…Continue reading Questions in the Desert – Part One

Comfort For Those Waking Up In The Matrix

30 November 2016 Nicole ConnerHealth, Wellbeing, Spirituality

I was confused. This cannot be happening. They are lying. They have to be lying. If they are not lying then what I believed with such fierce devotion was a farce! What can I believe now? If I had the words back then, that is pretty much how I would have summed up the moment…Continue reading Comfort For Those Waking Up In The Matrix

Reflections on Faith & Superstition

22 August 2016 Nicole ConnerHealth, Wellbeing, Spirituality

“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” Bertrand Russell Myth, legend and superstition: the stuff of my childhood. Those familiar with Norse and Germanic mythology will know some of the popular Icelandic sagas like The Saga of Volsungs, with…Continue reading Reflections on Faith & Superstition

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I wish to acknowledge the Wurundjeri-willam people of the Kulin nation who are the Traditional Owners of the Land on which I live. I want to pay my respect to the Elders of the Kulin Nation, both past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. I acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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