Gethsemane

‘If the Cross of Christ is anything to the mind, it is surely everything’

"If the Cross of Christ is anything to the mind, it is surely everything – the most profound reality and the sublimest mystery", wrote John Stott in his book The Cross of Christ. "If the cross is not central to…

Pope Francis wants to change the Lord’s Prayer (but doesn’t apparently understand it)

December 8, 2017
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It is reported (all over the place) that Pope Francis wants to change the wording of a line in the Lord's Prayer because it is potentially misleading. The troublesome phrase…

Maundy Thursday foot-washing reminds power of its purpose

March 24, 2016
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Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his…

Maundy Thursday: humility, forgiveness, reconciliation

April 2, 2015
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Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his…

Christians are united in the ecumenism of blood

February 25, 2015
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'Follow Me' by Wael Mories. “In this moment of prayer for unity, I would also like to remember our martyrs, the martyrs of today,” said Pope Francis, as he…