We walked and talked, we played and planted, sowed seeds and took chances. We feasted, shared tables, drank coffee, were entertained and went on an adventure. Refugee Week was a vibrant week full of colour! We’re gathering together some of our output during Refugee Week, including articles, daily reflections, videos, pictures…and a few favourite socialContinue reading “What a Week!”
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In between the litter
“Our landscape is so often littered with many distractions and so much rubbish. In between, perhaps we can pause, ask the questions that really matter. Learn from one another. And begin to discover who we really are.” A reflection from Day 5 of Refugee Week.
What’s the question?
“If you wasn’t a Christian, and you couldn’t be a Christian, what religion would you be?” She casually throws the question into the journey as we walk closer to Cardiff Bay. It’s quite some question to be asked by an eleven year old. At the beginning of the day, as we left the Betty CampbellContinue reading “What’s the question?”
The whole world over
“How long was your journey?“ I ask. They’ve just spilled out of the coach. A large group of children are gathered on the wide pavement outside St Mary’s Church. “52 minutes,” quickly responds one lad. He’s obviously had his eye on the clock from start to finish, from the moment the coach pulled out fromContinue reading “The whole world over”
Here would we ever dwell
Join us for the next Cell of Our Lady of Walsingham on Saturday June 8th at St Mary’s. It’s a time of prayer and worship for the shrine and our Ministry Area as we recall past pilgrimages and look forward to the next! All are welcome whether or not you’re a Walsingham pilgrim!
Bring and share
Fr Dean reviews a book by Martyn Snow, the Bishop of Leicester. “An Intercultural Church for a Multicultural World” is a book which explores the theme of gift exchange in a diverse and multicultural world and how we might think and act with greater cultural sensitivity.
Corpus Christi
Like so many gifts regularly given we can take the Eucharist for granted, forget the great Mystery of Faith. And so we need some reminders, something to make us think. A feast will do just the job
You don’t go to church. So why give to the church?
You don’t go to church. So why give to the church? It’s a good question. But there are so many occasions when people expect the church to be there. In the meantime, here’s a cute cat pic!
Haircuts and homecoming
We’re home now from a few days away at the Diocesan Clergy School. So what’s different? And what does it mean to be home?
Another Blaenwern
“Through the Eucharist we navigate our way from the Ascension to the Parousia. It’s an ascent to the heights, an encounter with Christ. But there’s always a moving on.”
The second part of our Llandaff Clergy School in York