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Phil
May 20, 20221 min read
Unconditional
God of unconditional love, long before we were ready you ran to meet us, welcomed us and embraced us when we did not deserve it. You...
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Phil
May 15, 20224 min read
SAINT CHARLES DE FOUCAULD
Charles de Foucauld was born in Strasbourg on September 15, 1858. He grew up in an aristocratic family. “Son of a holy mother, I learned...
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Phil
May 8, 20225 min read
ALL SHALL BE WELL
Julian was a fourteenth century anchorite (hermit), who lived in a cell next to St Julian’s parish church in Norwich, and took her name...
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Phil
Apr 23, 20223 min read
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
One of their group is missing, Thomas. He is one of the apostles, but also a distinct, independent self, a real individual. He cannot be...
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Phil
Apr 17, 20221 min read
EASTER DAY
Alleluia! Christ is risen. He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Early on Sunday, the first day of the week, even before it began to get light,...
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Phil
Apr 16, 20223 min read
HOLY SATURDAY
Mary: “We’d laid him in a manger when he was born, a rough-hewn box where cattle had munched just moments before. We did our best to make...
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Phil
Apr 15, 20222 min read
THE WORKHOUSE CROSS
THIS WAS POSTED TWO YEARS AGO - when Holy Trinity Winchester received and used a special gift, a wooden Cross, crafted out of oak...
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Phil
Apr 15, 20221 min read
HOLY FRIDAY
GOOD FRIDAY The whole Church mourns the death of its Saviour. This is traditionally a day of sadness, spent in quiet and in prayer,...
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Phil
Apr 14, 20222 min read
HOLY THURSDAY
Matthew chapter 26: "Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus to say, ‘Where do you want us to make the...
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Phil
Apr 13, 20222 min read
HOLY WEDNESDAY
HOLY WEDNESDAY - also known as "Spy Wednesday" - the day when the Sanhedrin spied on Jesus through the eyes and motivation of the...
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Phil
Apr 12, 20223 min read
HOLY TUESDAY
HOLY TUESDAY: The pain of betrayal In the upper room, Jesus has just washed his disciples’ feet, a most tender act of loving service. He...
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Phil
Apr 11, 20222 min read
HOLY MONDAY
Holy Week is a time when the Christian community shares Christ’s pain, His betrayal and abandonment; His descent into the abyss of death,...
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Phil
Apr 6, 20222 min read
CROWDSCENE
Jesus attracted crowds. He was charismatic. He spoke powerfully and with conviction. He used humour and everyday stories in addressing...
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Phil
Apr 3, 20223 min read
EXTRAVAGANCE
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for...
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Phil
Mar 27, 20222 min read
MOTHER
Friday’s consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary took place during a penitential service led by Pope Francis...
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Phil
Mar 23, 20222 min read
JOYFUL LIVING
SEVEN KEYS FOR JOYFUL LIVING - Chris Widener 1. KNOW YOUR PURPOSE. Nothing will bring you joy more than knowing what it is that you...
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Phil
Mar 19, 20222 min read
HAIL, JOSEPH...
HAIL, JOSEPH...... Hail Joseph, passed over among men, Generations shall rise and say: ‘Who’s he?’ But listen – I have a history, a...
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Phil
Mar 17, 20223 min read
I ARISE TODAY....
Saint Patrick was born in South Wales in 387 to the family of a Roman official. Aged 16 he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in...
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Phil
Mar 15, 20222 min read
Could You Smite Him Lord?
Thoughts and Prayers for the Monday / Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent. "Could You Smite Him Lord?" - A sentiment that many of us might...
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Phil
Mar 13, 20222 min read
OVERWHELMING THE VIOLENCE
PRAYERS FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT Prayer: Mary's Song - a prayer of petition and intercession inspired by Mary’s Magnificat (Luke...
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