Hello, While we take a rest over the summer, we’re sharing some remastered episodes from Season One, chosen by listeners. In this episode, I speak to journalist and broadcaster Remona Aly about her life-changing decision to call off an engagement, and how it echoed through the years to teach her about forgiveness, faith and empathy.
Katherine, thank you to you and Remona for sharing your incredible conversation, and especially to you for having it remastered and re-released so it jumped into my consciousness. And I am so glad it did.
As a Brit who grew up in a Christian household and now living in Texas, I was interested in your comment along the lines of Americans cornering the market of spirituality. I think that's just a piece of clever PR on behalf of America! I live among people who assume that prayer and spirituality is only available to Christians. Indeed, that is what I largely assumed until an election and a pandemic came along, as well as the increased volume on stances over race, guns and abortion. Hurt and (perceived?) rejection lead me to leaving a church and eventually listening to the natural world and the wider conversation everyone else is having.
I'm learning to have gratitude for my Christian heritage, but my experience is all the richer for hearing spiritual experiences such as yours and Remona's.
I wish I could slip up to Maine for your workshop, but I will just have returned from dropping my son at his college dorm. Next time!
A beautiful conversation --- Thank you as ever.
Katherine, thank you to you and Remona for sharing your incredible conversation, and especially to you for having it remastered and re-released so it jumped into my consciousness. And I am so glad it did.
As a Brit who grew up in a Christian household and now living in Texas, I was interested in your comment along the lines of Americans cornering the market of spirituality. I think that's just a piece of clever PR on behalf of America! I live among people who assume that prayer and spirituality is only available to Christians. Indeed, that is what I largely assumed until an election and a pandemic came along, as well as the increased volume on stances over race, guns and abortion. Hurt and (perceived?) rejection lead me to leaving a church and eventually listening to the natural world and the wider conversation everyone else is having.
I'm learning to have gratitude for my Christian heritage, but my experience is all the richer for hearing spiritual experiences such as yours and Remona's.
I wish I could slip up to Maine for your workshop, but I will just have returned from dropping my son at his college dorm. Next time!