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4 days ago
7 min

From Easter onward

Happy Quasimodo Sunday! This blog entry from Fr Alistair follows on from his reflection 'From Lent to Easter'.

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Apr 3
5 min

From Lent to Easter

After the darkness came the light...

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Jan 26
3 min

Lent: celebration or cancellation?

Preparing for Lent: how will the Covid restrictions affect Lent and what can we - and ought we - still do?

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Jan 25
5 min

Seasonal Trends

Just as for names given to babies, so there are trends in the choices of texts for weddings and of music at funerals.

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Jan 21
12 min

More about sandals!

What more can be said about sandals? Quite a lot it seems!

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Jan 9
4 min

Sandals

Have we heard a lot about sandals and sandal straps recently? A light-hearted reflection on sandals in scripture and in life.

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Dec 30, 2020
3 min

Is the church open … ?

On the sixth day of Christmas, came three surprising visitors to the church...

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Dec 29, 2020
4 min

Christus natus est - a homily for Christmas 2020

The Good News of the Saviour’s birth is proclaimed and received by five animals in John Piper's depiction of the Nativity.

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Dec 25, 2020
1 min

Lighting the Christmas Candle

The central white candle of the Advent Wreath is lit to represent the birth of Jesus.

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Dec 21, 2020
1 min

2020: A Covid Christmas

A Christmas message from Fr Alistair: "One Christmas was so much like another …" Well, perhaps not this year.

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