Monday, July 17, 2023

Final Sermon for Evensong at Coventry Cathedral 16th July 2023

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  Forgive me this afternoon if my main object seems to be to preach, quite literally, to the choir. I hope my words may have some relevanc...

Farewell sermon for the Cathedral Eucharist, Sunday 16th July 2023

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  Merciful God,  you have prepared for those who love you                                                            such good things as pas...
Monday, June 12, 2023

Mercy, not sacrifice, a sermon for the Cathedral Eucharist, 11th June 2023, Proper 5C, 1st after Trinity

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Do you look forward to the readings Sunday by Sunday, or do you sometimes catch yourself wondering quite why youre hearing them at all. As y...

Evensong Easter 6 Zechariah 8.1-13 Revelation 21.22 – 22:5, 14th May 2023

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  Preaching here some weeks ago, Canon Mary presented a convincing argument for our not “skipping to the good part”, the end of the story in...

Sermon for the Cathedral Eucharist, 7th May 2023, Easter 5 and the Coronation of King Charles 3rd

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" Do not let your hearts be troubled." If we know anything at all about life in this year of grace 2023, it is surely that many he...

Evensong Easter 4: Ezra 3.1-13 &:Ephesians 2.11-22

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Where do you look for security in times of challenge and change? Where do you feel most at home? It might be with family and friends It migh...

No regrets: a gospel reflection for the panel at Southwark, March 2023

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I was saving it for a special occasion….had been saving it for years. Silly, really. As I got older, the chances of my needing it for my wed...

Here I am again

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 Once upon a time, this blog was an ever-present help in times of curacy! The place where I could tell stories , suitably anonymised, do ath...
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Sunday, October 16, 2022

Pray and do not lose heart Trinity 18, Proper 24 for the Cathedral Eucharist 16th October 2022

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  O ne of the complaints frequently levelled at the Church of England as an institution today is its fondness for adopting management tools ...