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Apr 29, 2020

Service, Covid-19 and Contemplation

Fr Simon writes: I received an email today from the Centre for Action and Contemplation, which is led by Fr Richard Rohr, a Franciscan pr...

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St Michael's Church

Apr 23, 2020

When one door closes...

Around this time of year there are a number of saints to choose from. We have St George, of course, on 23rd April, then there is St Mark ...

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St Michael's Church

Apr 18, 2020

Sleeping with both eyes open

This week, on 25 April, the Church celebrates St Mark, writer of Mark's gospel. John Mark was a Jew and, according to Paul's letter to th...

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St Michael's Church

Apr 11, 2020

The whole company of heaven

We seem to be living in a very strange ‘virtual’ world now, in which nothing seems quite real. The U3A group (University of the Third Age...

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St Michael's Church

Apr 9, 2020

Life is hard

Fr Simon writes: In one way or another, the whole world is currently suffering due to the outbreak and spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus). ...

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St Michael's Church

Mar 30, 2020

Heart-searching

On 31 March the Church remembers the priest and poet John Donne. He was was born in about the year 1571 and brought up as a Roman Catholi...

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St Michael's Church

Mar 28, 2020

Following life's rules

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St Michael's Church

Mar 28, 2020

A Saint for our times

The pandemic caused by the Coronavirus has boosted interest in St Corona, who is widely venerated as the saint to turn to in times of pes...

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