Category Archives: Chaplain’s Musings

Dear members of St Catherine’s in Stuttgart and in the diaspora As the working / school year resumes – if I haven’t already seen you this year – may I wish you every blessing in this year – in the … Continue reading →

1 CORINTHIANS13 (Advent and Christmas version) If I bake a Christmas cake and dozens of mince pies but have not love – I’m just another harassed family cook. If I decorate my house with outdoor fairy lights and a twinkling … Continue reading →

 ‘as the winds of winter gather, do not forsake us, o God’ Psalm 71 I take this Psalm refrain as both literal for those of us in the northern hemisphere, and also as metaphor for anywhere in our broken world. … Continue reading →

#thoughtforthisweek Not so many years ago I wrote this time of year beginning with: “What really is the difference between the commemoration of an atrocity and the perpetuation of a grievance?” Some version of this question (though usually more emotive … Continue reading →

There will be Harvest Hymns next Sunday (2nd October) and you can still bring non-perishable foodstuffs and/or financial gifts for the Schwäbische Tafel as part of our – ‘Those who have – share the Harvest’.

Peace be to this home And all who dwell here Peace be to those who enter And to those who depart.