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  Sermons in Stones

  Published 21/05/25

  Have you ever stopped to really listen to the quiet whispers of nature? Nature is filled with wisdom and lessons for those who are willing to look closely.

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  Afraid of the Cross

  Published 04/04/25

  What frightens you?  
  When I was a child, I was frightened of the Cross.  
  

  The crucifix - that is, the image of the cross with the crucified Jesus - in the church I attended as a child, was a very powerful piece of art. I wish I could show you a picture of it. Made of bronze, it shows Our Lord with his head bowed in death. One other detail I can remember is that His right foot is bent round, so that the nail can pierce both His feet.* 

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  Clothed In Kindness

  Published 19/03/25

  As we prepare to celebrate the patronal feast day of St Benedict this Friday 21 March, I want to talk to you about an important principle found in the Rule of St Benedict, which has shaped Christian hospitality for centuries: the idea of welcoming the stranger.

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  Knockin' on Heaven's Door

  Published 22/01/25

  I don’t know if you’ve seen any good films recently. I don’t go to the cinema very often, but there is a movie which has just been released which I simply must see, and that is A Complete Unknown, the biopic of the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, starring Timothée Chalamet. 

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  What is Truth?

  Published 15/01/25

  This week’s theme for the school is Veritas - Truth, and we heard in this week's assembly, a reflection on this theme and its application to the Christian life.  

  All people who follow a religion believe that there is such a thing as an objective Truth. Christians believe that this Truth (with a capital T) has its identity in the person of Jesus Christ.  

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