More Reflections

Do family resemblances run deep in your family? Is there a characteristic feature that passes down from generation to generation, that you can see clearly when you look back at old photographs and portraits? An aquiline nose, perhaps, or a distinctive hairline? I have my mum’s nose and my dad’s broad shoulders, while my mum… Read more

Just recently, a thirty-year-old tourist from New Zealand made global headlines in Rome. Caught by the local police as he and his friends attempted to wade into the historic Trevi Fountain, the man wriggled entirely free from the officers’ grip and launched himself, fully clothed, into the pristine, shimmering waters. Now, we can debate the… Read more

This week we reach the third of an impromptu series on the Holy Spirit. On the 10th of May Alex spoke to us at St Mary’s about responding to the prompting of the Holy Spirit with five small words “Can I pray for you?”. She reminded us that the Holy Spirit is not an optional… Read more

Someone told me the other day about a church that had experienced a fire. Members of the church community gathered to start sorting things out and the Vicar noticed someone he didn’t recognise. He welcomed the stranger and said, ‘I don’t think I’ve seen you here before.’ ‘Well,’, said the visitor, ‘your church has never… Read more