In our strongly individualistic culture, we need to stress the Gospel value that liturgy is a collective noun, and call out mistranslations even by bishops when they reinforce privatising our corporate liturgical life.
Liturgy is a Plural Word Read More »
Grant, O God,
that we may love you with our whole being,
and love all people as you would have us love them;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sunday 1 February 2026 Read More »
Ignatius shows two standards under which we can live – pilgrimage is a worldview which embodies and lives out the following of Christ’s Standard.
Two Standards
Spiritual Exercises on Pilgrimage Read More »
Everliving God,
guide all we do by your loving will,
so that in the name of your beloved Son
our lives may be rich in good works;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sunday 25 January 2026 Read More »
My God does not have existence, just as the Pink Unicorn Goddess does not have existence.
This God does not Have Existence Read More »
God of revelation,
you govern all things in heaven and earth;
mercifully hear the prayers of your people,
and guide the course of our days in your peace;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sunday 18 January 2026 Read More »
In the Biblical Christmas stories, there’s no mention of a star over a stable, no mention of angels there, nor animals – what do the Biblical texts actually tell us?
It’s not in the Bible Read More »
Eternal Father,
you have given us your only-begotten Son
to take our nature upon him,
and revealed him to us
at his baptism in the River Jordan,
grant that we, who have been born again of water and the Holy Spirit,
and made your children by adoption and grace,
may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit,
through Jesus Christ, our Saviour,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Baptism of the Lord 2026 Read More »
