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Cathy Jenkins

The Bethlehem Sky

Last weekend I attended a performance of the Messiah. The theatre was full, the orchestra, choir and soloists working together in perfect harmony, the biblical texts rich with meaning. Composed…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding our Faith

Christmas: Feast of Light The date chosen for the celebration of the birth of Christ in Rome in the fourth century was that of the shortest day of the year…
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Sandy Curnow

Sandy Curnow Reflection

Nativity and the Christmas Crib   Mary and Joseph register as part of the Census of Quirinius, Chora Church, Istanbul (Wikimedia.org: public domain image) Most scholars agree that the Census…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding our Faith

Advent: Spirituality Each season of the church’s year gives us a particular slant on Christian spirituality. Over the last couple of weeks, we have talked about Advent being about the…
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Ann Rennie Reflects

God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. I may…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding our Faith

Advent: ‘Until he comes’ As mentioned briefly last week in this series of articles, what Jesus came to do is as yet incomplete. Everything we do, we do ‘until he…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding our Faith

The Beginnings of Advent The distant beginnings of Advent are in the earliest days of Christianity when those who followed Jesus expected that he would return in glory very soon…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding Our Faith

The Liturgical Year: End and Beginning It is hard to believe but next Sunday we come to the end of the liturgical or the church year. It rings the bell…
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Understanding our Faith

Understanding Our Faith

The Liturgy following on from Vatican II As also happened following the Council of Trent in the 1500’s, much of the detail of the liturgical reform was left in the…
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Sandy Curnow

Sandy Curnow Reflection

Dialogue between Churches Recently the Pope and the King of England prayed together in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Amongst the gifts they exchanged, Pope Leo named the King…
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