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    The Resurrection of Christ
    theatreset
    • Apr 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Resurrection of Christ

    One of the things I like best about my husband is his way of prefacing the neutral, or the plain disappointing, with the words ‘but the good news is…’ There is always good news to be discovered if you look hard enough, for him at least, and that is something I love about him. But make no mistake about it, he is not an incurable optimist. He is a realist, not given to constantly affirming the positive in the best of all possible worlds. I have always felt that optimism, when I
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    Easter Sunday
    theatreset
    • Apr 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Easter Sunday

    A story of enduring hope This is the last of 4 podcasts for Holy Week and Easter Sunday, designed to speak to the global pandemic crisis that we all face together. #selfisolating #pandemic #courage #beauty #joy #Easter #hope #Coronavirus #Resurrection #Jesus
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    Lorraine Cavanagh
    • 1 day ago
    • 3 min

    Mikhail Khodarenok – The ‘What If?’ Question

    It is reported by the BBC[1] that a senior Russian military figure, Mikhail Khodarenok, a military analyst and retired colonel has, on a...
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    Antony Pickthall
    • May 6
    • 3 min

    Roe V. Wade - What Would Jesus Do?

    Back in the 70’s and 80’s there were Christians who wore a wrist band with the letters WWJD, standing for ‘What would Jesus Do?’ I never...
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    Lorraine Cavanagh
    • Apr 20
    • 3 min

    Nuclear Sunday

    LISTEN: Nuclear weapons don't prevent war. What they do is create risks that any conflict can escalate into a nuclear one — by mistake
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    Lorraine Cavanagh
    • Apr 15
    • 2 min

    Holy Week: Good Friday

    There are flowers along the way, yellow celandines, and the small insects of early Spring. These leave him, but the flies stay. They...
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    Lorraine Cavanagh
    • Apr 14
    • 2 min

    Holy Week: Maundy Thursday

    The last meal. It ends with a ritual which by its very strangeness is key to our understanding of what Holy Week is about. Jesus washes...
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    Lorraine Cavanagh
    • Apr 14
    • 3 min

    Holy Week: Christ Before Pilate

    Authority and power are often conflated and confused. Before beginning to write this, I checked back on the story of Jesus before Pilate,...
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    Lorraine Cavanagh
    • Apr 2
    • 4 min

    The Church Must Die To Itself

    In the current edition of the Church Times, we are given a stark portrayal of bullying as it is experienced in the Church today.
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    theatreset
    • Mar 13
    • 2 min

    Magnificat

    We tend to think of Lent as a time for keeping to the rules, which makes it a rather miserable season. Right now, I’m looking out of the...
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    Lorraine Cavanagh
    • Jan 25
    • 19 min

    Fear and the Church

    My child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing. Set your heart right and be steadfast, and do not be impetuous...
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    theatreset
    • Jan 11
    • 4 min

    The Things We Tell Ourselves

    Scrolling through twitter a couple of days ago, I came across this tweet ‘What would you tell your 18 year-old self?’ I suppose it very...
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