Archives for June 2012

Of tiny seeds.

Sunday 17 June 2012

Here is a version of the story used with the children today. I used the Rubelev Icon of the Holy Trinity, an icon of the Crucifixion and some black mustard seeds. The first part can be omitted (particularly for use with younger children and just the parables used. Before we begin, let’s think about what […]

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Mixed emotions and the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Friday 15 June 2012

Today is the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I have been moved by certain aspects of the readings today. My thoughts are still a bit muddled, maybe because my heart was moved and my head takes a while to catch up. So here are the things that struck me. Make of it what […]

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Readings on Corpus Christi

Tuesday 12 June 2012

On Sunday we celebrated Corpus Christi. The reading for the feast (on the Thrusday) was from St Thomas Aquinas: Since it was the will of God’s only-begotten Son that men should share in his divinity, he assumed our nature in order that by becoming man he might make men gods. Moreover, when he took our […]

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Engaging with Tradition 2.

Sunday 10 June 2012

Sometimes Tradition talks about something we cannot put into words, sometimes it takes what we feel and places it in a wider context and this causes a shift in our perception. Sometimes Tradition and the teaching of the Church shows us something that is completely alien and in it we find something beautiful or challenging […]

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Engaging with Tradition 1.

Thursday 7 June 2012

Thoughts are still going through my head from a lecture a few weeks ago on Life in the Spirit and the Church. There was much discussion about the interaction between us as individuals and tradition and the teaching of the Church. A couple of days later, I remembered something from my degree days. One year […]

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Reflections on Trinity Sunday

Monday 4 June 2012

Too little have I walked by the sea and spent time in its presence, contemplating the vastness of it. The sea is ever present yet there is always something new to discover. There is a powerful beauty about the sea that draws you to it as you sit quietly hearing its rhythmic movements calling you. […]

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