The altar to an unknown God - the Areopagus
Some reflections on the reading from the Acts of the Apostles, 17:22-31 set for this Sunday, the Sixth Sunday of Easter To continue to...
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Fr James Power
- May 7, 2020
- 3 min
A Reflection for the 75th anniversary of VE Day
“Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of their great age. And the streets...
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Fr James Power
- Apr 29, 2020
- 3 min
Captain Tom - walking for hope! (A reflection on Mark 16:1-8)
“For all those finding it difficult: the sun will shine on you again and the clouds will go away” Not my words but the comment of 99 yr...
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Fr James Power
- Apr 19, 2020
- 3 min
My Lord and My God - Second Sunday of Easter
Some of you may have heard me say before that I remember being at a meeting many years ago with Bishop Colin Buchanan shortly after the...
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Fr James Power
- Apr 11, 2020
- 4 min
Easter Sunday: Changed, Made New, Made Different
Susan Hill’s novella In the Springtime of the Year tells the story of the death in an accident of Ruth’s young husband, Ben; she is...
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Fr James Power
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
Good Friday - God is Love
I often make reference to the fact that when we pray we do so not only with those physically present but with Christians across the world...
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Fr James Power
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
Maundy Thursday: God is Love
Maundy Thursday – John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Yesterday in reflecting on the actions of Judas, I suggested that times of crisis often create...
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Fr James Power
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Spy Wednesday - A Personal Reflection on the Gospel Reading, John 13:21-32
Today is Spy Wednesday, when our attention is focussed on the hapless Judas Iscariot. How easy it is to use Judas as the scapegoat, the...
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Fr James Power
- Apr 2, 2020
- 11 min
Eucharist for Passion Sunday 2020
The Greeting In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Lord be with you and also with you. The...
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