Theology Everywhere

Much as I'd like a break I just can't escape theology everywhere I turn. Every weekend we watch the 'How do you solve a problem like Maria' programme
Hearing over and over again, Could you be Maria? What do you need to be Maria? Have you got what it takes to be Maria? Who needs a spiritual director when you've got Graham Norton testing your vocational and spiritual needs in life- questioning who you really are and should be. Watching Richard and Judy waiting to go to work yesterday they were advertising an American muscial coming to England on tour. The musical is called Wicked and is about the wicked witch of the West and the good witch of the North in the Wizard of Oz, and how the wicked one became wicked due to prejudices in the world. It looks really good and well worth seeing. And I am almost certain there will will be plenty of theology in it for me to pick up on! Then today I went into Music Zone just by chance when I was passing through Wigan. There were five DVD's on sale: Dominion, Exorcist the beginning, the Exorcist, Exorcist II and Exorcist III. An Exorcist Anthology for £9.97. How could I possibly refuse?? For research purposes if nothing else...I haven't looked at a theology book in weeks but it doesn't stop the secular world reminding me I should be!

One Year On...

So It's one year ago today. I got on a plane to Cologne. Not a clue what was going to happen at the other end. All I knew was I was going as a representative of England and Wales to be a part of the International Liturgy Group 2005. I got out there, arrived at Altenburg, met Paul, took part in the group, served at the events with the Pope, and have some amazing memories from the time.
The weirdest thing about the whole event looking back now, a year on, is that I went out nervous knowing that I had ten days of madness followed by ten days at home before I would fly out to Helsinki. How my life has changed since then. And how much WYD shaped some of that which changed me.

changing

If I miss the old me, does that mean I should try and find it? Or accept that I've changed and live with the new me or try and find a completely different person to who I am now which seems to be incredibly destructive and the old me which didn't work very well at all....do you accept that change hurts or do what you can to stay happy?