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Yesterday I received an email from my brother containing a link to a film that has been made about a small village in Herefordshire which...

A reflection on John 20:19-31 I do love this story of Doubting Thomas as I often think that our doubt, rather than being a negative...

A reflection on John 20:11-18 I always find this passage from John's Gospel such a bittersweet evocative moment. First we are shown...

We continue from last week the theme of nature as we approach a significant point in her cycle, that of the spring equinox. This is the...

One of the problems with a religion that is made in the image of humankind is that it tends to reflect the cultural and societal thinking...

What a glorious day it is as as I wrote this. I don't know about you but days like today, especially after the greyness of recent times,...

Two interesting moments in time coincide as I reflect on this first Sunday in lent. Firstly, we hear on this day of how Jesus enters into...

Two weeks ago I wrote about St Brigid claiming her as one of my favourite saints. This week I thought I would mention another favourite ...

A reflection on Luke 18:10-14 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee,...

It all feels very different from the last lockdown for which we had glorious weather, lighter nights and we were able to get our and...

The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will not exist at all.’ ~Karl Rhaner Church teaching on the whereabouts of God has...

To find the still point within our own soul is to find that space where God’s ground meets our ground. To intentionally take regular...

So today is All Hallows Day. It’s a day I like to celebrate by thinking about, reflecting on and giving thanks for my ancestors....

A reflection on an early mystic experience Where meadow meets meandering stream across the bridge there rises green, a gently sloping...

A reflection on 2 Peter 3:8-10 8 But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a...

Figs are beginning to ripen; the air is fragrant with blossoming vines. Come on then, my love; my darling: come with me. Song of Solomon...

Reflection on Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 One of my favourite theologians, who is also a philosopher, mystic and poet, is John O’Donohue. He...

One of the things that defines the interior journey is our sense of the nearness of God. Unfortunately though we may not have received...

Reflection on Matthew 9:35 – 10: 8 In this gospel reading we hear of Jesus ministering and teaching in the towns and villages. He has...

As I write this we are enjoying the most glorious May bank Holiday weather, which has broken all records? I spent the early part of...