St Teresa of Ávila The worldwide church remembers Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) on Wednesday 15th October. Some quotes of hers: Let nothing...

On 29 September the Church celebrates St Michael and All Angels. Holy Scripture witnesses tells us that in addition to human beings God...

‘The Gospel’ is not confined only to the four books we call ‘Gospels’ but is found in the whole Bible: as the promise of the coming of...

In September the Church celebrates Holy Cross Day, ‘The Exaltation of the Cross.’ We have good reason to ‘lift high the cross.’ It...

Forgiveness Among the hardest sayings of Jesus are the ones which tell us to forgive others unconditionally.  He also teaches us to ask...

The Meaning of Grace In the Holy Scriptures ‘grace’ means primarily God’s loving kindness, his benevolence. Throughout the Bible we read...

On the 15th of August, (to the nearest Sunday), the Church of England, as part of the worldwide Christian community, celebrates Mary as...

Praying in the Trinity - the Holy Spirit God revealed to us that he is our loving Father because he sent his Son Jesus Christ who died...

Praying in the Trinity - the Holy Spirit God revealed to us that he is our loving Father because he sent his Son Jesus Christ who died...

The Importance of Prayer After worship together on Sundays the most important activity in the Christian life is always personal prayer....

Jesus is the Christ ‘Christ’ like ‘Messiah’ is the English translation of a Hebrew word passing through Greek ( Christos ). It means the...

Jesus is Lord This is the oldest Christian confession of faith. ‘Lord’ ( Kyrios in Greek) is how the Jews addressed God. For the early...