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      • St John’s Seminary Hyderabad
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    • 3.2 MISSION IN INDIA – creating media
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      • Film on Christ: Karunamayudu
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    • 3.3 MISSION IN INDIA – ‘body’
      • spotting the octopus
      • the challenge
      • screwed up sex guru
      • finding God in a partner?
      • my code for sex and love
  • LIFE STORY 1976-1998
    • 4. Mill Hill Society
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    • 5.1 HOUSETOP LONDON
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      • ARK2 Christian Television
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      • Masters of Deception
    • 5.3 VIDEO COURSES
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      • How to Make Sense of God
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    • 6. My Resignation
      • Preamble
      • Publicity
      • Reaction in India
      • Mill Hill responses
      • The Vatican
    • 7. JACKIE
      • childhood
      • youth and studies
      • finding God
      • Mission in India
      • Housetop apostolate
      • poetry
      • our marriage
      • tribute to Jackie
  • JACKIE’S MEMORIAL
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  • HOME
    • Our vision
    • Jackie’s Memorial Archive
    • Levensgeschiedenis
    • Videos
    • Fotoalbums
  • PUBLICATIONS
    • Academic Books
    • Books on Spirituality
    • Videos
    • Articles
    • Fiction & Screenplays
    • Pamphlets and Chapters
    • Educational websites
  • LIFE STORY 1935-1975
    • 1. Learning to survive
      • origins
      • into gaping jaws
      • from the pincers of death
      • my father
      • my mother
      • my rules for survival
    • 2. Thinking for myself
      • seeking love
      • learning to think
      • what kind of priest?
      • training for battle
      • clash of minds
      • lessons on the way to India
    • 3.1 MISSION IN INDIA – building ‘church’
      • St John’s Seminary Hyderabad
      • Andhra Pradesh
      • Jyotirmai – spreading light
      • Indian Liturgy
      • Sisters’ Formation in Jeevan Jyothi
      • Helping the poor
    • 3.2 MISSION IN INDIA – creating media
      • Amruthavani
      • Background to the Gospels
      • Storytelling
      • Bible translation
      • Film on Christ: Karunamayudu
      • The illustrated life of Christ
    • 3.3 MISSION IN INDIA – ‘body’
      • spotting the octopus
      • the challenge
      • screwed up sex guru
      • finding God in a partner?
      • my code for sex and love
  • LIFE STORY 1976-1998
    • 4. Mill Hill Society
      • My job at Mill Hill
      • Recruitment and Formation
      • The future of mission
      • Returned Missionaries
      • Brothers and Associates
    • 5.1 HOUSETOP LONDON
      • Planning my work
      • Teaching
      • Pakistan
      • Biblical Spirituality
      • Searching God in our modern world
      • ARK2 Christian Television
    • 5.2 RELIGIOUS SECTS
      • Sects & Cults
      • Wisdom from the East?
      • Masters of Deception
    • 5.3 VIDEO COURSES
      • Faith formation through video
      • Our Spirituality Courses
      • Walking on Water
      • My Galilee My People
      • Together in My Name
      • I Have No Favourites
      • How to Make Sense of God
  • LIFE STORY 1999 – 20??
    • 6. My Resignation
      • Preamble
      • Publicity
      • Reaction in India
      • Mill Hill responses
      • The Vatican
    • 7. JACKIE
      • childhood
      • youth and studies
      • finding God
      • Mission in India
      • Housetop apostolate
      • poetry
      • our marriage
      • tribute to Jackie
  • JACKIE’S MEMORIAL
    • Jackie’s life story
    • Jackie’s Art
    • Jackie’s eye for Nature
    • Photographs of Jackie

Jackie’s life story

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LIFE STORY

Jackie led a life of mission, commitment, dedication. She was an eminent artist. But throughout her life her main concern focused on people: how she could help them fulfil their potential and enjoy real happiness.

Jackie (right) giving a course to religious superiors in Uganda, 1995

Childhood

Youth and Studies

Finding God

Mission in India

Housetop apostolate

Marriage

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THE STORY OF MY LIFE

  • » FOREWORD
  • » Part One. LEARNING TO SURVIVE
  • » origins
  • » into gaping jaws
  • » from the pincers of death
  • » my father
  • » my mother
  • » my rules for survival
  • » Part Two. SUBMIT TO CLERICAL DOGMA — OR THINK FOR MYSELF?
  • » seeking love
  • » learning to think
  • » what kind of priest?
  • » training for battle
  • » clash of minds
  • » lessons on the way to India
  • » Part Three (1). INDIA - building 'church'
  • » St John's Seminary Hyderabad
  • » Andhra Pradesh
  • » Jyotirmai – spreading light
  • » Indian Liturgy
  • » Sisters' Formation in Jeevan Jyothi
  • » Helping the poor
  • » Part Three (2). INDIA – creating media
  • » Amruthavani
  • » Background to the Gospels
  • » Storytelling
  • » Bible translation
  • » Film on Christ: Karunamayudu
  • » The illustrated life of Christ
  • » Part Three (3). INDIA - redeeming 'body'
  • » spotting the octopus
  • » the challenge
  • » screwed up sex guru
  • » finding God in a partner?
  • » my code for sex and love
  • » Part Four. MILL HILL SOCIETY
  • » My job at Mill Hill
  • » The future of missionary societies
  • » Recruitment and Formation
  • » Returned Missionaries
  • » Brothers and Associates
  • » Part Five. HOUSETOP LONDON
  • » Planning my work
  • » Teaching teaching
  • » Pakistan
  • » Biblical Spirituality
  • » Searching God in our modern world
  • » ARK2 Christian Television
  • » Part Five (2) New Religious Movements
  • » Sects & Cults
  • » Wisdom from the East?
  • » Masters of Deception
  • » Part Five (3). VIDEO COURSES
  • » Faith formation through video
  • » Our Spirituality Courses
  • » Walking on Water
  • » My Galilee My People
  • » Together in My Name
  • » I Have No Favourites
  • » How to Make Sense of God
  • » Part Six (1). RESIGNATION
  • » Publicity
  • » Preamble
  • » Reaction in India
  • » Mill Hill responses
  • » The Vatican
  • » Part 6 (2). JACKIE
  • » childhood
  • » youth and studies
  • » finding God
  • » Mission in India
  • » Housetop apostolate
  • » poetry
  • » our marriage

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