The Gifting and the Giver: The 12 Days of Christmas
A few words about the tradition of the twelve days of Christmas.
The Feast of the Holy Innocents December 28
The feast of the Holy Innocents falls on the fourth day of Christmas. Of the four gospels, only the Gospel of Matthew (2:1-18) records this appalling story…
GLORY! The Feast of the Nativity | December 25
On the Feast of the Nativity, we look into the humble, entirely vulnerable face of the Christ Child and ask how we can possibly perceive the “splendour of the Father, and the figure of his substance.”
It’s the Fast that Makes the Feast
If we want to prepare our hearts for Jesus’ coming, we must detach ourselves from all the goods of the earth…retire into the interior desert…
Mary: Ark of the New Covenant
Even in our troubled humanity—within the drama of brokenness, redemption and salvation—we, too, have been invited to take up our role as maternal-spouse of God: to receive, carry and bear forth new life for the sake of the world. Anything less is beneath our dignity…
We Are Waiting…
Advent! A holy season in which we connect again with our “inconsolable longing,” as C.S. Lewis called it – our yearning for the One who…
Pilgrim Year Introduction
Each Monday, we will be posting an excerpt from Pilgrim Year, my seven book series reflecting on the rich tradition of the Church calendar year. This week’s post is the introduction to the entire series.
Pilgrim Year: New Steve Bell Book Series is Released
Signpost Music is pleased to announce the release of the Pilgrim Year collection by author and musician Steve Bell. Published by Novalis Press, the collection of books features written reflections on the liturgical year, accompanied by links to the music of this iconic Canadian Christian singer and songwriter.
LOVE, REMEMBER – New Book from Malcolm Guite
This book is written to give voice both to love and to lamentation, to find expression for grief without losing hope, to help us honour the dead with tears, yet still to glimpse through those tears the light of the resurrection…
WHERE THE GOOD WAY LIES | Reviews and Award Nominations
I hope you don’t mind a bit of shameless self-promotion, but my latest album, Where The Good Way Lies, has recently enjoyed some noteworthy affirmation,…