May 23, 2010 Pentecost – Canon Stephen Shipley ‘The letter kills but the Spirit gives life.’ Three weeks ago I was sitting in the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester soaking up the exhilarating…
May 16, 2010 Sunday after Ascension – Rev'd Dr Peter Groves At this time of year, the Christian church celebrates the Ascension of Christ, and it’s a season that always takes me back. In this…
April 25, 2010 Vocation Sunday – The Chaplain An Anglican priest and a Methodist minister, both wearing dog collars, were hammering a sign into the verge of a road. The sign read…
February 21, 2010 Faith – Rt. Rev'd Michael Langrish Faith schools, faith communities, inter faith, multi faith – the word faith litters the lexicon of contemporary politics, but scratch the surface just a…
February 7, 2010 Temperance – The Chaplain A southern minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great expression he said, ”If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take…
January 31, 2010 Prudence – Peter Atkinson WHEN the chaplain invited me to preach, I was very glad to accept the invitation. When, having secured my acceptance, he wrote to say…
January 24, 2010 Half a Mars bar is better than none – Rt. Rev'd Stephen Platten Any of you who have children – and I expect many of you are hoping you don’t – but those of who do will…
January 17, 2010 Introduction to the Heavenly Virtues – The Chaplain We should all feel sorry for Peter Parker. Consider his lot. He is a shy, college nerd, in love with his next-door neighbour, Mary…
November 22, 2009 University Sermon on Sin of Pride – Rt. Rev'd Michael Perham For a Bishop of Gloucester to preach in this chapel is to be reminded of an important piece of Worcester College history. Medieval Gloucester…
November 15, 2009 Wheat and Tares – Very Rev'd Keith Jones While everyone was asleep an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat…” Matthew 13 v 25Too much of my life is spent in…