Tags: Advent
Sunday Reflection - 4th Sunday of Advent (Year B)
Posted: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:20
Well, here we are, ready to light the fourth candle; this day is that opportunity to complete your needed last-minute shop—but hurry as today is also Christmas Eve. In previous years, your parish might have had a Christingle Service, or a nativity play with the children. This has been a rushed Advent as we have had to squeeze so much in. I will miss the traditional carol service at the local... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 3rd Sunday of Advent (Year B)
Posted: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:50
The Prophet Isaiah gives us the theme for reflection today: "In my God is the joy of my soul." When that is true in our lives, we are walking the road and we know the truth of these words from the same Prophet: "He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, to announce a year of favour from the Lord."... Read More »
Reflection - To live your silence well
Posted: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:33
For those who know me well, you know I am very sociable and a bit of an extrovert. I love to be surrounded by others and thrive in social situations. As I belted out 'Simply the Best' at the parish party to see in the new year of 2020, little did I know that, just a few weeks later, I would be forced to live a life that was so out of character. Illness can cause you to miss out on so much. I soon realised... Read More »
Reflection - Feast of St Nicholas - What can I bring him poor as I am?
Posted: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 13:59
What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb,
If I were a wise man
I would do my part,
Yet what I can I give Him,
Give my heart.
(Christina Rossetti)
As we move through Advent, I enjoy reflecting on the Rossetti poem 'In the Bleak Midwinter.' Born in 1830, she was the youngest child of a great artistic family; as well as her talented siblings, her father was an Italian poet,... Read More »