In today’s Gospel reading Jesus has severe, harsh, challenging things to say to us. It’s important to recognize that he is using a Hebrew idiom when he says we should hate all our close relatives: father, mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters. Does he mean that if we want to follow Christ, we must […]
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TRINITY 12 Gospel: Luke 14.25-33
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CR Festival Day 2019
On Saturday 6 July, we were delighted to welcome so many friends of the Community to Mirfield for CR Festival Day. While some stayed for the weekend (including a number of Companions who had taken part in a quiet day on the Friday), others joined us for the day, joining the Community for worship and […]
Ancient and Modern Insights into Human Flourishing
The study day on Ancient and Modern Insights into Human Flourishing was organised as a part of a series of events following on from the publication of Religion and Atheism: Beyond the Divide in 2016. The four speakers at the day were chosen because it was felt that they could take issues further which have […]
Trinity 4, Proper 10 Deut 30.9-14; Col 1.1-14; Luke 10.25-37
When Antony, Nicolas and I were students at the College, one element of the week remains firmly in my mind: on Friday afternoons we went hospital visiting. A troop of us would pile into the Bedford van and drive to Pinderfields and, duly dispersed between the wards, seek to bring comfort and counsel to those […]
CCR Webpage News: 8th July 2019
CCR Webpage News: 8th July 2019 Wow! Can you think we are well past the longest day of the year now? Time really is inexorable, and as well as the daily office and Eucharist, we have had much to keep us busy at the community of late. We welcomed the Society of the Resurrection (SR) […]
‘Not circumcision, but a new creation’
SERMON: Trinity 3 – Sunday 7th July 2019 Galatians 6: [1-6[7-16; Luke 10. 1-11; 16-20 ‘Not circumcision, but a new creation’ May I speak, and may you hear God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN On Monday, I spoke to the partner of a friend who has just been made deacon to find out how […]
Fr Peter retires as College Principal
On Wednesday 3 July, College staff past and present joined CR brethren for a dinner to mark Fr Peter Allan’s retirement as Principal of the College of the Resurrection. Fr Peter came to the College as an ordinand more than 45 years ago, joined the College staff over 30 years ago – and has served […]