Palm Sunday, 28 March 2021 Today we join the Church around the world in celebrating Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. We meditate on and re-enact the events in the life of our Lord in His last days on earth, which changed the course of history, the cosmos and the world. Certain events change…

5th Sunday in Lent, 21 March 2021 Life is a journey; so is Lent.  Some say a journey is all about the destination or goal; others say it’s about the journey: it must be full of fun and adventure.  Biblical examples show that it’s both.  When the children of Israel journeyed through the wilderness they…

by Patriarch Craig Bates 4th Sunday in Lent, 14 March 2021 We knew last March this year would be a sacrifice and this lockdown would be hard; but some of us discerned that something good would come out of it.  It would be a birthplace: wind, fire, a work of the Holy Spirit; a birthplace…

3rd Sunday in Lent, 7 March 2021 Beyond the externals, our Lenten journey has to do with the heart.  The past few decades have displayed an exponential growth in travel; many people have visited places they would never have imagined.  Lent is a journey towards the Paschal feast. Last week I shared some thoughts from…

2nd Sunday in Lent, 28 February 2021 Recently I’ve been reflecting on Alexander Schmemann’s book, Great Lent, and have drawn some thoughts from it which I’d like to share with you in relation to today’s Gospel. Someone who embarks on a journey makes preparations; more than that, we must know where we’re going.  Lent is…