I saw this painting recently in London. It purports to be St Monica being handed her newly born son who was to become Augustine of Hippo.
It seems to me that this painting explains much.
7 responses to “What people are searching for”
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Some of these ring a bell, but am deeply curious as to what the the Scottish Episcopal Tartan is! Creation of the (divinely-inspired?) knitting-group? 🙂
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Do you teach that last topic personally Padre, or have you farmed that out to others more expert?
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I may take exception to the idea that anyone is more expert.
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All I know about strip-tease for beginners is that blokes need to remember to take their socks off as the first item. Really.
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Never let it be said that the comments on this blog do not contain the world’s greatest wisdom
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The only time that I recall my Roberto, of blessed memory, taking off his socks, was when bathing or swimming!
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Ascension tomorrow
Tomorrow is a glorious feast – it is Ascension Day. It is one of my favourites and celebrates one of those stories from the Bible (like the talking snake with legs in Genesis) that you instinctively know is true. Services at 11 am, 1.05 pm (in Glasgow University Chapel) and 7.30 pm. The evening one…
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LGBT Booklist
I recently hosted an LGBT Group meeting at church on what books I might recommend to people looking for something to read about the church and the various sexuality issues that are around at the moment. I think that there was some surprise amongst those present as to how many books there were to talk…
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Christos Anesti! Alleluia!
Christ is risen for our orthodox friends. The silliness of the churches having two different Easter days bothers me more as the years go by. We waste our time on other silly controversies when the date of Easter remains unresolved. There was a plan some years ago to unite the churches by those who currently…
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Preaching tomorrow evening in Ayr
Just to note that I’m preaching tomorrow evening in Ayr at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. They are celebrating 100 years since the church was consecrated. Kick off is at 6.30 pm. All welcome.
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