Sermons

Hello again! How are you all keeping as February marches on towards Lent and the anticipation of Easter triumph? Maybe you have already begun giving thought to your Lenten discipline. What might you lay aside or take up this year? It is always good to read a Lent book (Either ++Canterbury ‘s or some other.) […]

Sermon on Luke 6: 17-26 (and Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1, 1 Corinthians 15: 12-20)   May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts Be acceptable to you O Lord, our rock and our redeemer. Amen   “A tree planted by streams of water.” These are the words on the headstone […]

“Don’t forget the poor.” That is what one of the Cardinals said to Pope Francis as soon as he was elected. And he hasn’t. Over and over again he has reminded us that the poor are not on the edge of Christian life. Jesus put them at the centre. So must we. When St Matthew […]

The Justice of God – a talk given in the Week of Prayer for Unity I am a child of the Sixties – that wonderful decade when we thought we could reinvent the world. Justice, freedom, peace were the battle cries of the day. I grew up in what was then Rhodesia and we protested […]

Greetings and a very happy new year to all our friends! I feel as though I am finally beginning to settle back into something resembling normal again after my three months in Trier. I have spent time completing a German course there and living alongside the brothers of St. Matthias’ abbey with whom we have […]

“When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine he said to the bridegroom…..you have kept the best wine until last.” This miracle is close to many of our hearts. You could say it is not that unusual: every year, all over the world water, grapes, sunshine and some human skill produce […]

Dear Friends and Companions, I hope that you have all enjoyed a Christmas full of blessings and that the New Year will bring joy to you and through you to everyone that you know.I am using this chaplain’s letter to flag up reminders of   a few of the many super events that will take place […]

Through my own fault I missed the quiz at recreation on St Stephen’s day, so let me take this opportunity to create another quiz. The first question is: where will you find a horse that has a connection with the burial of Jesus, wearing high-heeled shoes? And then, three short extracts from sermons preached on […]

His mother said, “… your Father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety.” Jesus said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”’ This morning we meet the boy Jesus in the temple following his parents’ anxious search for him […]

Dear Companions and friends, I begin my chaplain’s letter on the feast of St Nicolas – 6th December. This is one of those early warning signals that the great Feast of the Incarnation on 25th is on its way. By then Nicolas will have combed his beard, donned his red robe and hitched up the […]