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Weekly Reflection - "A Question of Perspective"

8 October 2021

Dean Simon

Over the past week or so in the cathedral we have been listening to parts of the First Book of the Maccabees at Morning Prayer. The book tells of a very challenging time for the people of Judea and Jerusalem in the second century before the birth of Christ...

Weekly Reflection - "We trained for fires, not terrorism"

10 September 2021

Canon Peter

The honesty and humanity expressed in these six words says so much: “We trained for fires, not terrorism.” They are words of an individual expressing the impossible task of responding to the overwhelming evil and chaos that was caused by the attack on the twin towers.

Weekly Reflection - Don't doubt it...

2 July 2021

The Very Revd Simon Cowling

Tomorrow is 03 July, the date on which the Church remembers St Thomas the Apostle. Thomas will forever be known as ‘doubting Thomas’ – the disciple who was not present when the risen Jesus first appeared to the disciples in St John’s Gospel, and who refused to believe unless he had physical proof...

Weekly Reflection - Generosity

11 June 2021

Revd Canon Peter Farley-Moore

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”

I love the sentiment behind this statement. Such extravagance and unconditional generosity is truly refreshing.

Weekly Reflection - Are we all agreed?

27 May 2021

The Very Revd Simon Cowling

This week's reflection from Wakefield Cathedral

Weekly Reflection - Solidarity and a Tea-Time Prayer

14 May 2021

Revd Canon Peter Farley-Moore

During the days between Ascension and Pentecost we remember the early disciples’ example of solidarity. They were in a time of crisis, a time of change where past certainties had been removed and an unknown future awaited them...

Weekly Reflection - Original Goodness

30 April 2021

The Very Revd Simon Cowling

The past ten days have been challenging if you are a member of the governing party, with mounting evidence of what might charitably be described as a relaxed attitude to the ethics of good governance in Downing Street and Whitehall: David Cameron’s lobbying; the Prime Minister’s text exchanges with the Saudi Crown Prince and James Dyson; and ambiguity about the original source of funds for the refurbishment of the Prime Minister’s flat...

Weekly Reflection - 19th February 2021

18 February 2021

Rev Canon Derek Walmsley

"I have to confess that the pandemic has forced me to think more than ever before about my own mortality. The number of daily deaths associated with covid-19 is reported every night on the TV news and it makes me stop and think. If this sounds morbid, then feel free to stop reading. Look away now. On second thoughts, keep reading… you may need this."

Weekly Reflection - 12 February 2021

12 February 2021

Rev Dr Mark Vasey-Saunders

It’s hard, when days are long and cold to keep that hope alive. But it’s not dependent on our ability to believe in it. The day is coming, and the signs are around us if we have the eyes to see them...