Thankfulness
The feast of the Epiphany which we mark today recalls the visit of the Magi and their bringing of the gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh to lay at the feet of the Christ-child.
The Message of the Angels
The Incarnation is the climax of God’s story. But what does this story tell us?
Waiting in the dark
Two weeks ago, I attended the Darkness to Light service at Salisbury Cathedral, marking the start of Advent.
A Sense of Place
I’m writing this while in Vancouver, Canada. We have visited the Museum of Vancouver which devotes more than half of its space to the history of the Haida first nations people.
On the Lectionary/Advent
Goodbye to Year B, hello to Year C!
The End of the Church Year
Advent, the beginning of which we celebrate next Sunday, marks the beginning of a journey that we undertake each year as we travel through the Church Year.
Reasons to be cheerful
I was quite taken by a recent tweet from Bill Gates.
Inconceivable Sacrifice
One hundred years ago at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, during the time today when we are celebrating the Eucharist, ended a world war that had brought inconceivable suffering.
All Saints and All Souls
I saw the making of a saint in Rome on 14 October, the Canonisation of Oscar Romero.
