“We are not human being having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin)  

Spirituality is not some rare phenomenon, solely the concern of the cloister or monastery, as may have been thought in the past. It is the concern of everyone. Spirituality centres on how one connects with the Divine. It is core to each individual who is immersed and engaged with the everyday experience and task of living. It is a life lived with intention, attention, in relationship with oneself, others, the world and God.

Christian Spirituality is focussed on the quest for God, attentiveness to the Holy Spirit and openness to the person of Jesus Christ. This attentive listening leads one to a gospel–oriented spirituality. It leads a person to transformative action for the world. Such was the spirituality of Nano Nagle.

Nano Nagle – A Woman Ablaze With Love

It is said that grace builds on nature. In contemplating the life of Nano Nagle, her life-story offers a window into her lived spirituality. Her spirituality led her into becoming a human being fully alive. Once awakened to the fact that God had a dream for the world, and that she was being called to play her part in furthering the dream, she withheld nothing. Through regular times of prayer, she encountered the Gospel Christ. This encounter propelled her to radical action. She became a passionate woman ablaze with the compassionate love of Jesus Christ for humanity.

Nano Nagle – A Woman of Courage

Nano Nagle was a prophet! The passionate love of God beckoned to her. She responded to the Gospel challenge. Bravely she dared to go one step beyond the safe, the comfortable, the tried and known ways. She literally went to the ‘edge’.