Those of you who heard Andrew Wedge talking about his pilgrimage to Santiago last year, or read about it in our magazine, might have expected a more exotic picture, but it’s St David’s Day on 1 March, so this is St David’s Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, built on the site of a 6th century monastery that … [Read more…]
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, otherwise known as Candlemas. As recorded in Luke 2:22–39, the child Jesus is met by the old man, Simeon, who has been watching and praying for the consolation, the salvation of Israel. Many Greek Orthodox icons portray this wonderful moment, the meeting … [Read more…]
O Lord, our Father! … at the turn of the year … our hearts are filled with somber thoughts as we reflect on our misdeeds of the past year. And our ears are deafened by the voices of the radio and in the newspapers, with their numerous predictions for the coming year. Instead we want … [Read more…]
The kingdom of God lies in the future – it is in the process of being created. We are not called to fear the modern world but to sanctify it – to see God’s will within it and help all humanity continue the journey. Our faith is not an escape from the complexities of life, … [Read more…]
November is a month when we remember the people we loved, who were important to us, who made an impact on our lives and then died and left us behind. Whether on All Saints’ Day, or on Remembrance Sunday, we’re engaged in a corporate activity of mourning. As Whitney Rice puts it in her blog: “We … [Read more…]