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The Perugia Altarpiece, Side Panel Depicting St. Dominic by Fra Angelico (circa 1395–1455) — allposters.co.uk. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Almighty and everlasting God, who by the blessed Saint Dominic didst gather together a great company of preachers: We beseech thee so to inspire the Church that she may . . . → Read More: Saint Dominic  Just as reports of Mark Twain’s death were decidedly premature, so are rumours of my imminent retirement as rector of the parish. Indeed they are a timely reminder that the prophetic track record of analysts in the field of parsonology is no better than that of those working in the spheres of economics, politics, foreign . . . → Read More: Rumours of my retirement are decidedly premature 
Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. . . . → Read More: The Ninth Sunday after Trinity  
Here is the sermon for Sunday August 2nd: Trinity 9, 2015 
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVI No 30  
St Osmund was a Norman nobleman who accompanied William the Conqueror to England, where he was eventually consecrated second bishop of Salisbury (actually, Old Sarum). Osmund made a number of contributions to the early English church. First, he oversaw the construction of the Old Sarum cathedral, which was consecrated in 1092, fourteen years after . . . → Read More: St Osmund 
O God, who hast made heaven and earth and all that is in them: We humbly beseech thee to bless and hallow these first–fruits of wheat, and to multiply them abundantly for us who offer them; and grant such seasonable weather that this year’s harvest may be plentiful, and we, rejoicing in thy gifts, . . . → Read More: Lammas 
O God, who didst deliver thine Apostle Peter from his bonds and suffer him to depart unhurt: Vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to deliver us from the bonds of our sins, and of thy mercy preserve us from all evil; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one . . . → Read More: Saint Peter in Chains 
Economics was dubbed ‘the Dismal Science’ by the famous Victorian historian Dr Thomas Carlyle. It was his response to the economist-cum-prophet of gloom Thomas Malthus, who claimed that a constantly expanding world population would cause perpetual shortages of resources and produce widespread misery. Milton Friedman (1912–006) Carlyle was well qualified to make . . . → Read More: The Dismal Science and the Prophets of Gloom 
Here is the sermon for Sunday July 26th: Trinity 8, 2015 |
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