Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. (St. Luke xvi. 9) In last week’s Gospel we prayed that God’s never failing providence that ruleth all things both in heaven and in earth [might] put away from us all hurtful things and [might] give to us those things which are profitable (Collect: Trin. VIII) for our salvation. And this week Jesus illustrates how we might apply what we know of God’s providence to … [Read more...]
Quinquagesima Sunday
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem (Matthew 20. 18) The Gesima season ends with an invitation to another beginning. Behold we go up. (Matt. 20. 18) We are invited on to yet another road, a spiritual road that leads to our death and new life with God. The road which we will tread is not an easy one. It will require a new and determined readiness. It will demand serious moral introspection. It will call for drastic measures as we learn how to hand over our sin to the Lord for death. It will demand a … [Read more...]
Septuagesima Sunday
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. (St. Matthew xx. 14-16) We have just completed our journey from Advent through to Epiphany-tide. The season we have observed has been a time of illumination and manifestation. In it we saw that the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us whom we discovered to be the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth. Now we turn to a period in the Church’s life extending from Septuagesima Sunday … [Read more...]
Cooking with Cranmer: From the Feast of Mary Magdalene to Proust’s favorite cake, Are Madeleines A Feminist Issue?
Cooking with Cranmer… Looking at the rising status of The Feast of Mary Magdalene And that unique “plaisir délicieux” of Madeleine cakes by Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff (For two version of the classic recipe and the full text see the link below) From Magdalene to Madeleines Some of the most famous words in the vast oeuvre of Marcel Proust relate to the awakening that overcame him upon the smallest taste of a single tiny cake one afternoon when taking tea: ….je … [Read more...]