The traditional name for today, The Fifth Sunday of Lent, is Passion Sunday. It marks the beginning of the last two weeks of Lent, traditionally called Passiontide. I think the Roman Catholic Church has, since 1969, … [Read more...]
The Swamp of Horror
April 2, 2011 By
I was sent this story recently. Whoever wrote it must have done so as someone who's been through depression. Only someone who has been in that swamp of horror could describe it so accurately. Only someone who has, … [Read more...]
Love Wins
March 3, 2011 By
There has been something of a furore in the blogosphere in the past week. Poor Rob Bell, his book isn't even out until the end of the month, but people are already saying he's a heretic -- a Universalist -- for what it … [Read more...]
Caring for Albie
February 26, 2011 By
It isn't often I know the inspirational stories I put on here are true; usually just hoping that they're at least based on actual events. But this one is different. Elizabeth, who comments on here sometimes, has sent me … [Read more...]
Mystical Love
February 21, 2011 By
This post is another one of Fr. Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations; it has been quite a while since I posted one here. But this one, which landed in my inbox last week, really spoke to me. Mystical Love Evelyn … [Read more...]
Help us to show his love
February 20, 2011 By
The love our God gives to each one of us, as witnessed to in the birth, crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, is a truly wonderful thing. Today's Collect, for The Third Sunday before Lent, reminds us … [Read more...]
Without you we are lost
February 13, 2011 By
Have you ever experienced a wilderness time? A few years ago I went through what I think of as 'my wilderness years'. To be honest, I hope you haven't, and never do, experience such a wilderness time. It isn't a good … [Read more...]
You send the gospel to the ends of the earth
January 30, 2011 By
Communications technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, and at the same time, become easier to use. As a result, the world appears to be becoming a much smaller place than it once was. And in many ways that is … [Read more...]
Our beginning and our end
January 16, 2011 By
This phrase, "our beginning and our end", from today's Collect (The Second Sunday of Epiphany), always makes me think about the book of The Revelation -- the last book in our Bibles, and probably one of the most … [Read more...]
Eternal unity of perfect love
December 26, 2010 By
This phrase, “eternal unity of perfect love”, from the Collect for the First Sunday of Christmas, sums up rather well in its five words just what the God I try to serve is all about. God exists outside of time, or … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 18) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
Elizabeth Jackson on 