Messiah
comforting

comforting

It was the Jesuit priests who taught me in seminary who gave me an appreciation of and love for Classical music.

a room alone

a room alone

“All of humanity’s problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone”

Handel’s Messiah

Handel’s Messiah

I was a student in the seminary when I was first introduced to Handel's great oratorio, Messiah. This work is widely considered to be a master-work both of composition...

Handel’s Messiah

Handel’s Messiah

One of the disadvantages of living in Cheviot (population 400) is that the inspiring and perennial Handel oratorio Messiah is not performed locally. As a result I find...

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growing up

growing up

Thomas was not doubting as much as seeking; expressing his yearning for adult faith.

another way

another way

the real mortality in our sin is not any particular action or omission itself, but what we do next

Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

Orvieto is an Italian hill-top settlement where all roads lead to the medieval Cathedral.

matariki

matariki

I have no doubt that God is using the stars to shift my focus from my own failures and successes