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Trinity

“The theological term we use to describe this dynamism is Perichoresis. The three flow into and out of each other,” (The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt, on the Holy Trinity)
Dates & Seasons

The play in every atom

“Yesterday was the Feast of The Trinity. It is the day we celebrate God’s nature; the day when we grapple intellectually with the idea that God — Father, Son and Holy Spirit — Source of All Being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit — is three and yet one,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

Reflections

First Nations ‘icons’ – a portal to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Spiritualities

“The purpose of our recent meditation gathering was to create a space for reflection and learning using, as our ‘portal’, three magnificent paintings collectively depicted in the Bible Society’s ‘Christian Book of the Year 2017’, Our Mob, God’s Story, which features over 115 paintings by 65 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from around Australia,” says St Matthew’s, Holland Park parishioner, Randal Dennings

Features

Anselm of Canterbury

“Anselm of Canterbury was the most significant Christian theologian between Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas and is regarded as the founder of scholastic theology,” says The Rev’d Canon Dr Marian Free on St Anselm of Canterbury whose Feast Day is marked on 21 April