16 Sep Michael on Mucknell
Michael is an ordinand at Cranmer Hall in Durham, and has been on placement with us for two weeks. Here...
14 Sep Sermon: 15th Sunday after Trinity (Year B)
While reflecting on today’s Readings, I was struck by some issues which connect today’s Gospel to comments about the tongue...
05 Sep September 2021
Sunday 5th Sr Jessica preached this morning. She warned some of us before hand it would be aimed more at 'afflicting...
05 Sep Sermon: 14th Sunday After Trinity (Year B)
'So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead'. This verse, at the end of our reading from...
03 Aug August 2021
Half way through July I received an email thanking me for my 'faithfulness' in maintaining this blog. The more perceptive...
01 Aug Sermon: 9th Sunday After Trinity (Year B)
Why does every military training programme end – or end some section – with a long exercise when the troops/cadets/whoever...
16 Jul Covid Update: March 2022
Public worship We are happy to once again welcome visitors to our daily Eucharist, None or Vespers. No prior notice...
11 Jul Sermon: The Feast of St Benedict
Today we give thanks for the genius of Benedict: that his tiny ‘Rule for beginners’ - 73 short chapters -...
28 Jun Sermon: 4th Sunday After Trinity (Year B)
It can be tricky to know what to make of the healing miracles we read about in the Gospels. Many...
13 Jun Obum’s Journey
In May 2021 Obum, a member of the Community of St Anselm, spent two weeks at Mucknell Abbey to deepen...