‘Their proclamation has gone out into all the earth…'

A reflection on the pastoral meaning of the Apostles Feast of Sts Peter and Paul, examining the reason for the central place this Feast holds in the Church's liturgical and ascetical life. A Russian version of this text is also available.

The nativity of the Paschal Christ

A reflection on the relationship between Christ's Nativity and his Pascha, through an examination of the icons of the feasts as well as patristic and liturgical texts.

'She in whom salvation was begun': the Mother of God and the nativity of Christ

A reflection on the role of the Mother of God, Theotokos, in the incarnation of the eternal Son in the world, and the intimate place had in the mission of the incarnate Christ by his Mother.

Death and new life in the nativity of Christ

A reflection on the Nativity of Christ as the revelation of a life bound up in death, and a new way of seeing death as the entry into Christ's life.

The advent of love: the nativity of Christ

Christ's coming into the cosmos as man in the incarnation, brings the one who is love, for 'God is Love', directly into human existence.

'He bowed the heavens and came down': Reflections on the nativity of Christ

The full majesty of the eternal Son is born in the cosmos, and the fulness of heaven made manifest to the creature. A nativity reflection on the coming together of the divine and human in Christ.

On the nativity fast - the preparation of the soul

A reflection on the role of the Nativity Fast, which might seem the opposite of Christmas joy, in preparing the human heart for the true joy of encountering Christ's incarnation.