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Into the light

After reflecting last month on the coming darkness of winter and the spiritual parallels with the "dark night of the soul", I write now...

Entering the darkness

This weekend, those of us in the UK will be changing the clocks. Setting us back one hour, the most obvious sign that winter is...

Back to school

After a summer break for August, this month's blog comes a little early as I prepare to take four of my icons for an exhibition in...

New beginnings

The island of Iona, off the western coast of Mull, has always held a special place in my heart. It was during my first visit to Iona over...

For the glory of God

Over the past few weeks, I've been pondering especially what it means for me, as a priest, to be a "sacred artist". What kind of art...

The shortest season

I have decided to settle into a pattern of sending out a blog post on the last Friday of each month (as best I can). So it is that this...

Keeping up Alleluias

As we enter the month of May, we also reach the half way point in this celebratory season of Eastertide. The lectionary of church...

Standing at the foot of the cross

While many people are aware of the season of Lent, perhaps fewer are aware of the particular part of this season to which I look forward...

Where do I start?

Starting out, setting up business, iconography, Lent, trust, faith, vocation