And is it True, This most tremendous tale of all?
I’m sure we all know John Betjeman’s poem, Christmas, in which he pokes gentle fun at some of the si...
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Fr. Reginald Bushau| 24/12/2002
Mary, Mother of the Lord, Figure of the Church
The Prayer Book devotes the last two Sundays in Advent to the role of John the Baptist, but for me t...
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Fr John Slater| 22/12/2002
Season of the Prophets
If I said, The words of the prophet are written on the subway wall, some of you might have no idea w...
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Fr John Slater| 08/12/2002
We have Found the Messiah
This year, St Andrew’s Day falls on the very last day of the Church’s year. The annual cycle of fea...
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Fr John Slater| 30/11/2002
Gathering up the Fragments
Some of you will be familiar with the tradition which calls this last Sunday before Advent the Feast...
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Fr John Slater| 24/11/2002
The Wise Men of Gadara
In the Church of England, priests insist that they are not merely chaplains to their congregations b...
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Fr John Slater| 17/11/2002
Remembrance Service for The Royal Green Jackets
We are here to remember, and any Act of Remembrance involves a number of different things. Perhaps ...
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Fr John Slater | 10/11/2002
Rowan on the Bible
Instead of looking at today’s Gospel reading, I want to share some thoughts concerning the newly-app...
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Fr John Slater| 27/10/2002
When Angels Speak
Today the Church keeps the feast of Michael and the Angels, and an angel is quite simply a messenger...
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Fr John Slater| 29/09/2002
The World’s Agenda
On its second time around, I’ve been watching Simon Schama’s TV History of Britain, and last week sa...
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Fr John Slater| 22/09/2002
Are you Religious or Spiritual?
When I was in New York last month, I was asked: Are you religious or spiritual? Of course I replied ...
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Fr John Slater | 15/09/2002
The Ten Lepers
I'm in danger of repeating myself today because our Gospel reading has close similarities ...
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Fr John Slater| 01/09/2002
Attachment to the Eternal
There can be few stories that Christians know so well as The Good Samaritan. And you don't have to b...
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Fr John Slater| 25/08/2002
The Christian Life
Over the past two months we have traced the structure of Christian faith from the creation to the Ch...
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Fr John Slater| 04/08/2002
Spiritual Transformation
I've had two cultural experiences this week which have made powerful impressions on me in respect of...
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Fr John Slater| 19/05/2002