“And the Word became Flesh and dwelled among us. And we have seen his glory, the glory as of a Father’s only-begotten Son, full of grace and truth”. (John 1:14) I wonder: What did they see? What did they see, the astrologers from the East, when they saw the child and his mother? What […]
News
Election and Installation of the next Superior
CR elects a Superior every 5 years. Fr George had served 15 years in the role, and now has leave to take a sabbatical (see the next article). The brethren expressed their enormous appreciation for the faithful and imaginative ways in which George has drawn the Community to a closer walk with God over these […]
Poetry Book by Poet in Residence, Maggie Jackson
Offertory Foreword by Oswin Gartside CR ‘What is a poet-in-residence?’ asked one brother. We didn’t quite know. But our monastery has been enjoying residencies by artists for a number of years, and each time our eyes have been opened afresh, and we’ve made new friends. And we knew Maggie, and knew that she wrote and […]
News from the College
Holy Week 2018 Watch this space for more details about Holy Week 2018. The Holy Week lectures will be given by the Revd Canon Professor John Rodwell on the theme of ‘the Tissue of his Kingdom’. John Rodwell has worked as an Anglican priest and scientist for over 40 years, was Professor of Ecology at […]
Inaugural St Hild Lecture
St Hild College welcomed Professor Richard Bauckham to Mirfield for the Inaugural St Hild Lecture on 13th January. Around 90 St Hild students and staff were joined by 40 guests for Professor Bauckham’s lecture, What Makes John’s Gospel Unique. Richard spoke of John as ‘the gospel of love’, making explicit what is only implicit in […]
Pre-Profession pondering…
‘Who has known the mind of the Lord…?’ is one of the apostle Paul’s searching questions addressed to the church in Rome. It is an entirely mysterious postulation, not least to one contemplating the next three years of his life as a member of CR! Lord, what is going on? Religious life is still a […]
George’s Sponsored Bike-and-bus ride in Galilee
I depart for Israel on Friday 9th of February and will be staying for a week in the Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion, the home of a German Benedictine community. Then they are holding a Superior’s election (déjà vue!) chaired by our friend Br Ansgar from Trier. So I have to go away for a […]
Auction News – A box of papers
Recently a Companion of the Community brought me a box of material that had been in her home for decades. She asked me if I thought that it would have any value and would I like to have it for the auction. At first sight it looked as if it might be hard to sell […]
Letter from Marc – January 2018
Hello to all our companions and friends. We are almost at the end of January and Friday will be the feast of the Presentation. Where did Christmas go? It certainly seems like a long while since we were in retreat around the fire! That said, I have just been fortunate enough to have five days […]
Epiphany IV Year B
“God our Creator, reveal the knowledge of your glory in the face of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.” The text is from today’s collect: it’s an epiphany prayer: “we pray that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ may dispel the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, shine into the hearts of all […]