One of the joys of good liturgy, for me, is the ability of the ever-changing words to draw us more deeply into a particular feast day or...

This blog post is going to be a first for me. Although there will be some news later on regarding what I'm up to at the moment, I want to...

My social media feeds have been filled with memes lamenting the interminable greyness of January, the month that regularly wins votes for...

A happy new year to you all! My festive break was somewhat extended into this past week so I am only now getting to write this blog post...

Thank you for your patience as you waited for this, my Advent blog for December. Of course, the world about us doesn't really view...

With the arrival of the first Friday of the month, it should be time for another blog, right? Except that this month, I am going to...

For Orthodox Christians, the centrality of icons to the worship of the Church is celebrated each year at the feast known as "The Triumph...

This past month has seen me make a start on studying for a Masters in Fine Art at Oxford Brookes University. Over the past year, I was...

This month's title does not suggest some Hamlet-esque existential crisis over whether I should write this blog post. Rather, it hints at...

Spend enough time around clergy and other churchy folk and someone will inevitably come out with that quotation from St Francis. Indeed,...

(from Matthew, chapter 2, verse 15) Back in 2008, I wrote a personal reflection on the occasion of my first visit to Egypt. I had been...

Last month, I wrote of how I had been drawn back to the spiritual discipline of the Rule of Benedict. I haven't managed to read the Rule...

As part of my spiritual journey since being ordained to the priesthood, I have been inspired by the Rule of St Benedict. With various...

Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia! However you chose to spend last weekend, it marked the beginning of our...

This blog post comes a little later than usual, as I have been taking a winter break at the end of February to find some warmth. While we...

Whenever people ask me what I do, their next question after I say that I am an artist is invariably to find out what kind of art. Telling...

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

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...

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...

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...