THE WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY: 18-25 JANUARY 2026 To my surprise and delight, over coffee after a morning service at St Stephen’s, I found myself in a group discussion with Christians from different denominations. We were members of the Romanian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Methodist Churches, with a Quaker School former pupil. […]
Christ’s Baptism Everything mentioned in all four gospels about the Baptism of Christ and surrounding events is captured in this fresco from the Sistine chapel by Pietro Perugino (1446 – 1523): the dove descending on Jesus, the many people coming to be baptised by John, the strangely dressed and hesitating John the Baptist, even […]
The Epiphany of our Lord The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ, has been celebrated in the Christian tradition in a variety of ways. The Feast of the Epiphany on January 6 completes the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ and it inaugurates a period where the declaration of the arrival and manifestation of our saviour in […]
Love at Christmas Love came down at Christmas,Love all lovely, Love Divine,Love was born at Christmas,Star and Angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godhead,Love Incarnate, Love Divine,Worship we our Jesus,But wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token,Love be yours and love be mine,Love to God and all men,Love for plea and […]
Advent Advent is a season of expectation and preparation, as the Church prepares to celebrate the coming (adventus) of Christ in his incarnation, and also looks ahead to his final advent as judge at the end of time. The readings and liturgies not only direct us towards Christ’s birth, they also challenge the modern […]
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