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Nine Days of Prayer from Ascension to Pentecost

May 26, 2017 Latest News Ascension No comments yet

Thursday, May 25, 2017, is Ascension Day. This is an ancient observance, kept by the whole church since its early days, even as local variations developed in different countries. Here is a poem on the subject by Malcolm Guite, the poet-priest and chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge. He writes: “the mystery...

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“The Terrible, Marvellous Dust” [spiritual practice]

February 19, 2015 Latest News 2015 No comments yet

Take a moment to contemplate Jan Richardson’s moving essay and poem, “The Terrible, Marvellous Dust,” and connect with the start of Lent and with the Cathedral’s Lenten Carbon Fast (links here).

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Descending Theology: The Nativity (a poem)

December 23, 2014 Latest News 2014 No comments yet

Here is a poem by Mary Karr, suggested by Rhonda for contemplation this week. It’s the perfect antidote to those toomany sweets!

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