Liturgical Index
First Sunday of Lent
Last summer I climbed to the top of Cologne Cathedral and was rewarded with a stunning view of the city. This urge to climb seems to have been... more »
At its most basic, Christian life is about imitating Christ, Christ as presented to us in the gospels. So given that today's gospel recounts Christ... more »
The first Preface for Masses of Lent readsEach year you give us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the paschal season with mind and... more »
On the Cross love was confronted by sin and death. This confrontation reached its climax on the day of Jesus' death, yet the struggle between the... more »
What's in a name? In Spanish, the name for the season of
Lent is, prosaically enough, derived from the number forty – a period of forty... more »
Our weekly meetings in the Edinburgh University Inter-religious Chaplaincy are often occasions for very enlightening discussions. As Lent approached,... more »
Where do we expect the Spirit to lead us and what do we expect in this life by following Christ?After Jesus is baptised by John, the Spirit descends... more »
With the arrival of Lent people think of giving up little indulgences. It might be better if we thought of taking up new commitments.The commitment... more »
John Le Carré’s novel, The Secret Pilgrim, tells of a young man, a member of the intelligence services, visiting the former East Germany... more »
Luke 4:1-12 is a splendid opening for the First Sunday of Lent, and Luke intends it to be an exercise in the self-disclosure of Jesus to the world... more »
Cycle: C - 25th February 2007: Lenten Question
There is a striking set of three pictures, a kind of strip-cartoon really, although at present I cannot remember where. It goes something like this... more »
On this first Sunday of Lent the opening reading of the liturgy is, rather unexpectedly, the very ancient ritual by which the Israelite gave thanks... more »
At first glance, the three temptations that Jesus faced in the wilderness may seem somewhat remote from the things that tempt us. Luke has an eye to... more »
