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In March 2020, as the Covid 19 pandemic was taking hold, Catholic priest Darline Joseph Marianathan travelled from India to Britain and back to his parish. His mother wasn't happy about it but he promised to return, a promise that took more than a year to fulfil. Back in Okehampton and Chagford, he took his church online to broadcast to a congregation, and to connect one-to-one, both locally and globally. Darline Joseph Marianathan physically and mentally survived five isolations and catching the virus, going on to hold Zoom masses and to spread Pope Francis' idea of the 'creativity of love' through preaching and writing articles for the media. And that was just the beginning. This book explores many examples of how Darline Joseph Marianathan, his colleagues and his parishioners, managed to cope themselves, and to help others to survive the challenges of the COVID 19 pandemic.

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I commend this book of Reflections by Fr Darline. Most of them first appeared in public print in the Parish or the Local Newspaper. They indicate Fr Darline's capacity to reach out to his parishioners and indeed more widely to all the local community. They speak of faith and the important things in life. Mark O'TooleArchbishop of CardiffBishop of Menevia

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Darline Joseph Marianathan is a practising Counselling Psychologist presently doing a Doctorate (DCPsych) in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy at Metanoia Institute, Middlesex University, London. He holds master's degrees from British Universities: MSc Psychology of Education (BPS) from Bristol University and MSc Psychology from Exeter University. Darline Joseph Marianathan is a member of various national and international professional bodies including BPS (British Psychological Society), UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) and BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). In India he was awarded an MSc in Psychology where he also gained three bachelor's degrees in economics, theology, and philosophy. He has written over 100 short articles in local newspapers on a variety of contextual themes concerning national and global issues. His book on Stations of the Cross, entitled 'Follow Me' written in poetic style, was published in 2012. His research book, 'Perceptions of the role of spirituality in counselling services: An exploratory study from a therapist's perspective' was published in 2019. He has also written and published several books on neuropsychology and poetry in the Tamil language. He is a Roman Catholic priest presently serving in the Parish of Okehampton and Chagford in the Plymouth Diocese, Devon, England.

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