Cathedral News

St Edith of Wilton lived in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries, and is remembered on 18 September.

Jesus had probably shocked his disciples by the severe warnings about leading others astray and by his insistence that there was no limit to forgiveness (Luke 17:1-4).

Lazarus is the only character with a name in Jesus’ parables. Lazarus is the Greek version of the Hebrew "Eleazar", which means “God will help”. The rich man is sometime referred to as Dives.

Today’s parable is very strange, because the steward is praised for his shrewdness in acting dishonestly. How could Jesus praise sinfulness?

The story of the prodigal son must be one of the best-loved that Jesus told. We know it so well and yet, as our lives unfold, we can gain new insights.

A concert of music from Ireland and Japan, on Sunday 18 September at 7:30pm.

The images Jesus chose for his teaching were very powerful. A tower is a very striking feature in a landscape.

A prayer service marking Season of Creation 2022, on Thursday 8 September at 7:30pm.

Jesus seemed to have really enjoyed having meals with people. “Companion” literally means “bread fellow”, someone with whom you share bread. It implies an intimacy.

The Jews were the chosen people and because of this some of them felt sure of salvation.