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What makes something ordinary? Maybe the fact that its not extra ordinary?  Not outside the usual way of things?  My granddaughter said the other day ‘wouldn’t it be awful if it was Christmas everyday! You would get presents but you would never have any time to enjoy them before you got another Read more

Do you know the origins of Valentines Day? In fact St Valentine was a Christian Martyr called Valentinus, though we don’t really know which one he was (there were several). Lots of stories grew up about St Valentine, Wikipedia quotes this one: ‘ Saint Valentine of Rome was imprisoned for performing Read more

We are now in the middle of the season of Epiphany. Christmas has flown by!  In the UK Epiphanytide doesn’t get much of a good press. Once Christmas day is over and the easter eggs are in the shops no one seems to remember the wise men, or the magi as they are often called. […]Read more

The celebration of Christ’s incarnation at Christmas is one of the two poles of the Christian year. The wonderful mystery of God’s dwelling among us in the fullness of humanity, as Emmanuel, foretold by the prophets and born of Mary, provides the material of the feast: Hark, hark, the wise eternal word, like a Read more

In the beginning…God created. That always makes me smile – the thought of God creating…making a fuss, causing a stir – like God is a little boy with smooth slim little legs that run and twirl and climb – or even kick and stamp – God created this world. Of course it got broke, Read more