1 Peter 3-8-17 I was passing through a shop door recently and saw a woman approaching me laden down with bags. I held the door open for her. And she turned to me and said, 'How kind of you!' It set me wondering - what does it mean to be kind? What...

20 July 2008 - St George's Chapel

Beasts or Brothers?06 July 2008 - St George's Chapel - Acts 28-1-16Recently David Abulafia published his latest book, The Discovery of Mankind. It's not so much a historical record of the discovery of the new world- it's more the story of the initia...

06 July 2008 - St George's Chapel

Acts 8-4-15 In Samaria there was once a magician called Simon. He wasn't any common or garden variety magician, he had a fantastic reputation. Such was his success that you can read about him still in a number of first century documents. There is eve...

25 May 2008 - St George's Chapel

Exodus 3-1-6, 13-15 Trinity SundayIn Romeo and Juliet, we hear Juliet ponder-What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet. Surely, she asks, are names not meaningless conventions?These words written towards the en...

18 May 2008 - St George's Chapel

I begin with a story told by the well known Irish author, Miles na Gopaleen.Let me record an odd little adventure which befell me recently. I went down the country to visit some old friends - by invitation, let me add. A pleasant married couple, well...

23 March 2008 - St George's Chapel