Tag Archives: Bethlehem

O little Town of Bethlehem! (Matthew 2:13-23)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Father Dave

O little Town of Bethlehem!  How still we see thee lie! No!  Not today!  Did you hear today’s Gospel reading – blood is running in the streets of Bethlehem! Mothers are weeping for their dead children! In truth, I don’t … Continue reading →

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Epiphany 2013. (A sermon on Matthew 2:1-12)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Father Dave

Welcome, friends, to 2013 and to what is in all truth my favorite celebration of the ecclesiastical year – namely, the feast of the Epiphany! I appreciate, of course, that, if church numbers are anything to go by, ‘Epiphany fever’ has not … Continue reading →

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O Little Town By Nicholas Blincoe

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Father Dave

As a child, studying O’ level geography, I was given a list of every conceivable city-type: the fortress, the port, the market town and so on. I remembered the list when I first visited Bethlehem, my wife’s home town. Many … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Message from Father Dave

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Father Dave

Christmas can be a very confusing time, and perhaps most especially when it comes to explaining to our children what it is really supposed to be about. There is such a mixture of secular and religious motifs around at this … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Message from Father Dave

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Father Dave

Christmas can be a very confusing time, and perhaps most especially when it comes to explaining to our children what it is really supposed to be about. There is such a mixture of secular and religious motifs around at this … Continue reading →

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The Murder of the Innocents! (Matthew 2:13-23)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Father Dave

Now after [the wise men] had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for … Continue reading →

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