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Statement on the fire at Notre Dame
The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral is a tragedy not only for Paris and the people of France but for the world. Those who know the building will be unable to see the pictures of the fire without feeling heartbroken. So many different things that make up the building are priceless – the medieval roof,…
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If I had just one more sermon to preach…
During Lent, members of the clergy at St Mary’s are giving addresses at Choral Evensong on the theme “If I had just one more sermon to preach…” Here’s mine: In the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. If I had just one more sermon to preach, I’d tell people that God loved…
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Statement on the Christchurch Terror Attacks Against Muslims
Glasgow in Scotland and Christchurch in New Zealand are linked by the fact that each contains a cathedral built to an identical design. Christ Church Cathedral and St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow were built to identical plans. Christian hearts and Muslim hearts are made to the same design as one another. Today we weep for all…
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Teaching sermon on Confession and Absolution
During Lent, I’m preaching giving simple teaching addresses focussing on different things that we do during the Eucharist. In the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. I don’t know whether you’ve given something up for Lent. These days I often tend to think of taking something up for Lent rather than giving…
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Pancake Recipe
Once more for your delectation – the Provost’s Perfect Pancake Receipt: Ingredients: 100g plain flour pinch of salt 2 large heggs 200 ml milk 75 ml water 50g melted butter Method: Sieve Whizz Fry
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Love your enemies
This is the sermon I preached for 24 February 2019 In the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Almost exactly two years ago, I walked up the stairs to this pulpit on a Sunday morning and I saw something that I cannot see today. As I grasped the rail and walked up…
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How would you teach me to pray?
Popping into a church today I was reminded of a question someone asked me a few weeks ago. The church was somewhere that I happened to be passing. Somewhere a little off the beaten track in the middle of the bustle of a city. Not a particularly well known church but a known place to…
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Sermon preached for Epiphany 3
In the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Sometimes you have to actually turn up and see things with your own eyes in order to understand what you think you’ve always known. I’ve read this section of the gospel plenty of times and it always seemed straightforward to me. Jesus reads to…
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Anthropocene – Scottish Opera – Review – ***
It is a joy that Scottish Opera have once again commissioned a significant new work and included it in their main stage programme and it is unsurprising that they have turned once again to librettist Louise Welsh and composer Stuart MacRae. Their last collaboration The Devil Inside was a brilliant hit in 2016. This production…