Elias Icons: writing and reading an icon of the Sacred Heart

Our Lord's Heart is indeed ineffably beautiful and satisfying: it exhausts all reality and answers all the soul's needs. The very thought of it is almost more than the mind can compass. Teilhard de Chardin S.J.

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Monday, 13 June 2016

'Feast' of St Mary Magdalene

My attention is often drawn towards the image of Mary Magdalene in the bottom right hand corner of the icon. It was, I think, significan...

Thursday, 9 June 2016

The icon and ' Give Us this Day'

As I was walking down my drive this morning I met a delivery man walking up it with a parcel from Liturgical Press. ( See here ) I was de...

Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Francis and the scarred heart

The Pope's reflections on the Feast of the Sacred Heart becomes clearer when we place them in the context of his words to priests the pr...

Friday, 3 June 2016

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

After a long absence, today draws me back to reflect on the icon and Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Bridgend, South Wales. First built...

Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Heart hearts and hard times

The world is in one hell of a mess! It is a real challenge to read a newspaper or watch TV or radio news without falling into a pit of desp...

Sunday, 3 January 2016

The adoration of the Magi

In terms of pondering the Christmas story in our hearts, the adoration of the magi has long fascinated me. I think one of my favourite image...

Saturday, 2 January 2016

First Friday 2016

December is always a really busy time for us. Christmas came and went in a blur. What is so sad, however, is how so many people just take...

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