
Today is Trinity Sunday: it's a good day to be praying for our minds to be enlarged with the knowledge of God’s truth. We need that to be able to attempt an understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity — one of the … [Read more...]
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A husband, father, and Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) reflecting on life, faith, and the prayers we pray in the Church of England

Today is Trinity Sunday: it's a good day to be praying for our minds to be enlarged with the knowledge of God’s truth. We need that to be able to attempt an understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity — one of the … [Read more...]

Tomorrow is Trinity Sunday. It's probably fair to say that the Doctrine of the Trinity is not the easiest to understand. I came across this story of an event that is supposed to have happened to Saint Augustine. I can't … [Read more...]

This is a picture of one of the Aquilegia flowers we have growing in the garden. They don't last for very long, unfortunately, and we only have a couple of them growing, even though I keep trying to encourage them to … [Read more...]

This is a video of still pictures set to Sinéad O'Connor singing "Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace" -- a beautiful song based on a prayer attributed to Saint Francis. Sinéad has a wonderful voice and sings this … [Read more...]

I thought this joke was hilarious, possibly more so because I immediately thought of someone -- who shall remain nameless, for obvious reasons -- who would be likely to react in just the way the priest did in this story; … [Read more...]

Today’s post is another one of Fr. Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations. In this one he talks about how our suffering is the same as everybody else, and that of Jesus on the cross, and not separate from it. How does … [Read more...]

This day, the Day of Pentecost, nearly two thousand years ago, the Church was born. We think of Pentecost as the birthday of the Church because it’s when the apostles first went out among the people and began spreading … [Read more...]

I came across this story recently. No idea about how true it might be, and in a way hope it isn't. But I can certainly relate to the inner struggle that this man went through. There was a time I would've gone in without … [Read more...]

I went for a little walk yesterday, it was nice to get out into the fresh air. I parked the car near Port Holme Meadow, which is the largest remaining water meadow in England. But I didn't walk very far on there, it's … [Read more...]

Lambeth Palace Library is one of the earliest public libraries in England, founded in 1610 under the will of Archbishop Richard Bancroft. In celebration of its 400th anniversary, the Library is opening a fascinating … [Read more...]