This Lenten season has been the most unique and thought provoking of my faith life so far. I have spent the last forty days deep in prayer and meditation and yet still been confronted with images and conversations of war. I follow many podcasts and in one day of my playlists I go from listening to a Catholic podcast followed by a news podcast talking of Syria and Egypt. This has caused me to reflect on the fact that we need Jesus' new commandment of love more than ever. Just when I have made this commitment I go on to YouTube and see on my playlist a documentary on the Franciscan begging monks followed immediately by Robert Greene's videos on power, persuasion, and war. My own life this month has been a paradox of frustration and peace. I have been in a deep depression for the last three weeks except for the peaceful moments during church and this Holy Week has brought my mojo back. So my final thought for this Lent is we should follow the example of St Brigid who took t
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