A few years ago, I went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where – with a group of 16 pilgrims – we travelled in the footsteps of Jesus, visiting places where he was born, grew up, lived and exercised his earthly ministry. In the course of our journey, we followed his path towards his passion, […]
Yesterday, the Cathedral held a quiet day in the beautiful countryside surrounding Brigham, in the Eastern Townships. The setting could not have been more perfect. Beautiful land, covered in pristine snow, a big sky at its best blue, a blazing sun shining the love of God throughout the day, and a beautifully converted barn, loaned […]
Advent 1 Year C – December 2, 2018 Jer 33.14-16; ps 25; 1 Thess 3.9-13; Luke 21.25-36 ‘May the Lord strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before your God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints’. ‘You’ll see,’ they said. ‘Sometimes it does not even […]
Sermon preached at the service “Music and Readings for All Souls“
All Souls –4 November 2018 @ 4 pm John 11.17-37; 38-45 – “I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die’ The story of the raising of Lazarus is both inspirational and […]
Pentecost 22 – 21 October 2018 Isaiah 53.4-12; Ps 91.9-16; Heb 5.1-10; Mark 10.35-45 “all we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all’ Last week saw a vast number of pilgrims congregate from all over the world […]
Pentecost 15 – 2 September 2018 / Season of Creation Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; Psalm 150; James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 ‘This people honours me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.’ I was recently having a conversation with someone working […]
‘There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.’ It would be easy to think that, according to tradition, Pride is not a virtue. For those who know the list, pride is one of […]