Category Archives: Travel
The golden gates
They are not made of gold and they are not gates, but Jewish expectation is that they shall be be open on the last day. Naturally some want to be first into the new Jerusalem through these gates, so most
The golden gates
They are not made of gold and they are not gates, but Jewish expectation is that they shall be be open on the last day. Naturally some want to be first into the new Jerusalem through these gates, so most
Olivet & Gethsemene
‘The Passion’ was the theme for today and we began on the amount of Olives, at the Ascension Mosque at the highest point of the Mount. Here in the stone of the floor is, reputedly the footprint of Jesus. The other
Olivet & Gethsemene
‘The Passion’ was the theme for today and we began on the amount of Olives, at the Ascension Mosque at the highest point of the Mount. Here in the stone of the floor is, reputedly the footprint of Jesus. The other
Church of St Catherine
In the nineteenth century, after losing their interest in the Church of the Nativity, the Roman Catholics built a church next door – over the entrance to St Jerome’s cave. The most wonderful part, for me, was this
Church of St Catherine
In the nineteenth century, after losing their interest in the Church of the Nativity, the Roman Catholics built a church next door – over the entrance to St Jerome’s cave. The most wonderful part, for me, was this
The Nativity of our Lord
It helps to have a bus full of clergy praying as they go because miraculously the potential cross dispersed before and the congestion at the Church of the Nativity was minimal. It also meant that we were unlikely to break
The Nativity of our Lord
It helps to have a bus full of clergy praying as they go because miraculously the potential cross dispersed before and the congestion at the Church of the Nativity was minimal. It also meant that we were unlikely to break
St Jerome
Jerome came to this holy site and lived in a cave (next door) for some years whilst he translated the old and new testaments into Latin. Of course a newer church (see next post) has been built over the site,
St Jerome
Jerome came to this holy site and lived in a cave (next door) for some years whilst he translated the old and new testaments into Latin. Of course a newer church (see next post) has been built over the site,
While shepherds watched their flocks
‘Birth’ was the theme of our first day, and we travelled to Bethlehem (in Palestine through a control point at ‘the wall’) to the Shepherd’s Fields looking up to Bethlehem. I was privileged to celebrate the first Mass for the
While shepherds watched their flocks
‘Birth’ was the theme of our first day, and we travelled to Bethlehem (in Palestine through a control point at ‘the wall’) to the Shepherd’s Fields looking up to Bethlehem. I was privileged to celebrate the first Mass for the
Jerusalem, O Jerusalem
Of course I got stopped by immigration at Tel Aviv airport and taken to the dunces’s room so that my passport could be ‘checked’. I had priority baggage tags and everything. Fortunately they were quite quick and very friendly (not
Jerusalem, O Jerusalem
Of course I got stopped by immigration at Tel Aviv airport and taken to the dunces’s room so that my passport could be ‘checked’. I had priority baggage tags and everything. Fortunately they were quite quick and very friendly (not
And so it begins
We all fly in to Tel Aviv today for the commencement of our conference. Early morning start at Heathrow for me but an enjoying breakfast in the lounge while I wait the boarding call.
And so it begins
We all fly in to Tel Aviv today for the commencement of our conference. Early morning start at Heathrow for me but an enjoying breakfast in the lounge while I wait the boarding call.
Resting on my laurels
After church a quick bit of train (station) spotting while I was in the vicinity of St Pancras and King’s Cross Stations. King’s Cross St Pancras So it was farewell to Bloombury …. … as I moved to
Resting on my laurels
After church a quick bit of train (station) spotting while I was in the vicinity of St Pancras and King’s Cross Stations. King’s Cross St Pancras So it was farewell to Bloombury …. … as I moved to
For all the Saints
No visit to London would be complete without Mass at All Saints’ Margaret Street in Fitzrovia. Fr Michael Bowie, Assistant Priest, was the celebrant. A former Rector of Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney, we both attended St Martin’s
For all the Saints
No visit to London would be complete without Mass at All Saints’ Margaret Street in Fitzrovia. Fr Michael Bowie, Assistant Priest, was the celebrant. A former Rector of Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney, we both attended St Martin’s
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