Purpose in democracy | Westminster in conversation
Standing in Westminster Abbey's Pyx Chamber, Mark Easton and Rosanna Barry, Clerk in the House of Lords, discuss the purpose of democracy. W...
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In each episode, a different guest working in public service will take Mark Easton to a historic space, memorial or object in the Abbey, ref...
Faith in democracy | Westminster in conversation
Join Mark Easton in Westminster Abbey's Chapter House in conversation with Ed Humpherson, Director General of the Office for Statistics Regu...
An Easter Day Reflection
'Turn to the back of the book, read the last sentence too soon, and you spoil the story. It is a mistake we can make at Easter. ‘The day of...
A Holy Saturday Reflection
'To talk of ‘descent’ is, of course, a metaphor – the closest we can get to understanding what is going on. But Holy Saturday is when this m...
A Good Friday Reflection
'Throughout Lent we have considered Jesus through his own statements of who he is: the I Am statements that fill us with metaphor and meanin...
A Maundy Thursday Reflection
'Jesus kneels in front of them. This is the posture of an incarnate God; Jesus does not seek to control or coerce, there is no manipulation...
A Palm Sunday Reflection
'It is often said, but if we just skip from Palm Sunday to Easter Day, we will have missed all the important bits. We might be more inclined...
Lent V: I Am the Resurrection and the Life
'The keeping of passiontide, which we begin today, is a kind of spiritual marathon. And as with any marathon, we need to hold the end in our...
Lent IV: I Am the Light of the World
'Jesus said: “I am the light of the world.” Sometimes, that light is pretty literal. At the Transfiguration, Jesus shone so brightly that th...
Lent III: I Am the True Vine
'Of course, ‘body ‘and ‘vine’ are both metaphors, used to help us imagine a truth, the depth of dependency on each other in Christ, that we...
Lent II: I Am the Good Shepherd
'In John’s Gospel, we are reminded again and again that this Good Shepherd is not only a pastoral figure working with those in his immediate...
Lent I: The Bread of Life
'Every Eucharist, we are brought face to face with this abundance that does not operate on our own terms. At the altar, we are not given wha...
Ash Wednesday: The Way, the Truth and the Life
'Ash Wednesday, Lent begins and we think hard about our failings. Why do I keep going wrong? We think in fact about temptation and a pattern...
Feast of the Epiphany Reflection: Gifts of the Magi
The Reverend James Hawkey explores the gifts the Magi brought to Jesus, and asks what we might lay at Christ's feet in this new year. This r...
Christmas I Reflection: God of refuge
The Reverend Canon Mark Birch explores the story of the Holy Family's flight into Egypt, and God's welcome of all. Join us during the Christ...
Christmas Day Reflection: The beginning of everything
Merry Christmas from Westminster Abbey! In this reflection, the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle explores the good news...
Advent IV Reflection: God's faithfulness to us
The Abbey's Sacrist, the Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival, discusses the meaning of Zechariah's prophecy, and how God remains faithful to us...
Advent III Reflection: God's judgement of love
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey, Canon Theologian at the Abbey, explores Mary's Magnificat and what her prophetic words tell us about the great...
Advent II Reflection: What are we hoping for?
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, talks about the traditional themes of Advent and how Isaiah helps us identify our...