Lenten Stations Of The Cross
As we prepared for Easter a number of our pupils and local priests celebrated the Stations of Cross. Stations of the Cross — sometimes called Way of the Cross — is a
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Author Archives: Mr Cumming
0104, 2021
Art of the Month – April
A couple of months ago we looked at a Carthusian monk at prayer. This month, by contrast, we have before us George Henry Boughton’s,”Woman Kneeling at Prayer.” As a child, I remember
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WEDNESDAY REFLECTION
Mid-week Reflection 31st March 2021 Today is Wednesday in Holy Week. Many years ago, I don’t know how many, an elderly man, a widower, asked me to call on him. He was
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HOMILY FROM CANON STEPHEN FOR PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION
‘AND SUDDEN FEAR CAME OVER HIM, AND GREAT DISTRESS’ Holy Week tells the story of people who fall, falter and fail. One after another, the disciples, the crowd, the Pharisees, the Sadducees,
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WEDNESDAY REFLECTION
Mid-week Reflection 24th March 2021 Nebuchadnezzar, or Nabucodonosor! A great name that…but, sadly, not a great person. Verdi called him Nabucco. It was the opera that put Verdi on the map. The
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Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of Mary, foster father of Jesus.
The Bible pays Joseph the highest compliment: he was a “just” man. The quality meant a lot more than faithfulness in paying debts. When the Bible speaks of God “justifying” someone, it
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WEDNESDAY REFLECTION
Mid-week Reflection 17th March 2021 How can I not speak about Saint Patrick whose feast day is today? After escape from kidnapping and a return to Ireland, there he remained for the
