John 20: 19-31 Having read this passage of John a few times I have always asked the question, why is it Jesus only displays his hands, and side but not include his feet. However, I was being distracted by a small matter which was not as important as the gospel writer had a deeper message,…
Christ, our Passover has been sacrificed for us. Therefore, let us keep the Feast. Alleluia! 1 Corinthians 5:7 Take a moment to ponder One of the things that is both mysterious and yet delightful about the Christian Faith is that it calls us to be at home with the fact that life is a paradox,…
Recently, I underwent a minor medical procedure at the end of which the doctor asked if I was feeling any pain. I indicated by way of response that what I was feeling was a mere discomfort because I have seen human pain and I could not bestow such a label to my little discomfort. He…
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london.anglican.org/articles/the-eucharist-in-a-time-of-physical-distancing/March 31, 2020Communications A paper from the London College of Bishops: Since the earliest days of the Church, Christians have gathered together to bless, break and share bread and to bless and share a cup of wine in obedience to the Lord’s command, given on the night before He died, to ‘do this in remembrance…
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Communion and the Coronavirus-COVID 19 Pandemic. Background: Recently, against the background of the Novel Coronavirus, COVID19, I posted (in the Diocesan WhatsApp group) some thoughts in response to the concerns articulated by sections of the Church’s membership, arising out of the Archbishop Gregory’s Pastoral letter which called the clergy to administer communion in one kind…
The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, says that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) presents an inescapable call for citizens to reflect on how their life and that of the Jamaican society are structured, and how this impacts the life of the most vulnerable among us.…
Good afternoon. There has never been anything of the likes of this coronavirus (COVID-19) which the entire global community now has to confront. So, here we are in Jamaica facing the worse threat to the life of our people and our economy which we have ever had to confront. Yes, we have faced hurricanes and…
The gospel reading from Mark 8: 1-8 tells the story of the feeding of the four thousand. In this account, Jesus entered into the situation of the people who were following him. He saw and felt what they did and understood what would happen were they to go on without nourishment. He was prepared to…
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