Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Primavera’ Each month we are exploring a painting that celebrates the glory and wonder of creation. In this month of March, the world around us is moving from the cold and harshness of winter to new birth as the earth comes to life again in the season of spring. It is the theme … Continue reading He Gave Us Eyes to See Them*
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Shrove Tuesday – 21st February 2023
Ever wonder why we eat pancakes just before Lent? The tradition dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, when Christians spent Lent in repentance and severe fasting. So on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the church bell would summon them to confession, where they would be ‘shriven’, or absolved from their sins, which gives us Shrove Tuesday. … Continue reading Shrove Tuesday – 21st February 2023
Science and Miracles
We live in a world where we can expect the sun to rise tomorrow and the milk to pour out of the bottle when we tilt it over our cereal. But for God, the properties of matter and the biological processes that we know and read about in textbooks are simply the usual ways He … Continue reading Science and Miracles