Not diminishing God: a reflection for the Trinity season from our Canon Theologian
I have just heard, on the radio, the Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, tell me that “events happen all the time.” Indeed they do and as humans we find that…
I have just heard, on the radio, the Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, tell me that “events happen all the time.” Indeed they do and as humans we find that…
The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf The Covid-19 pandemic has obviously had a profound effect on churches. The lockdown has severely restricted ministry in areas such as pastoral care,…
Surely there could be no better backdrop to Sunday’s reading from Acts than the current flurry of interest around the book by Rutger Bregman: Humankind, a Hopeful History, to be…
This is a theme that brings great challenge and also great comfort. Great challenge The Good Shepherd passage in John 10 contains a big challenge. I think the most important…
The Emmaus sermons I have heard this year have each stressed the importance of the ordinary setting of the story. In fact, more of this could be made than I…
When we think of resurrection, if we ever think of it, it seems a remote and distant event. We might think that Easter celebrates only the wondrous event of the…
Easter 2020 There are times when the liturgical calendar matches the public mood. There are times when it does not, and this is one of them, at least as far…
Our brother in Christ Bishop Camillo Ballin MCCJ died in Rome on 12 April 2020, (Western) Easter Day, and we give thanks for his life. Bishop Camillo was in charge…
Relating to the work of the diocese with refugees in Cyrpus, this document outlines our 2020-2021 aims for 'welcoming the stranger’ in Cyprus, which were formulated in November 2019 in…
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