Peter Blog a few random thoughts

There are many parts of the Triduum that are so beautiful and profound but for me one of the most moving is when the Easter Paschal Candle comes into the darkness of the Church for the first time. The last time we were here at this moment we had commemorated the Lord’s death. We had left in silence the place feels and looks empty void of all life. The Candle comes in and from that one light the church floods with light as the Candle takes the same path as the Cross. From Death therefore comes life. The Easter light and joy therefore penetrate our own darkness of sin and the joy of the Resurrection takes hold like the light takes hold in the Church.  This joy then of Easter is that light of Christ penetrating our darkness that can so often surround us. Sometimes though we have to go looking for them. These I call Easter egg moments. They are those moments of light and joy in our world. Those moments where we see Christ at work in our lives. They maybe a unexpected gift from a f...

When ever I get time I love to go to art gallery’s. I love looking at the expressions on peoples faces as they come face to face with a fantastic piece of art. I remember a number of years ago going to see the Mona Lisa in Paris. The painting was disappointedly small although beautiful but I was more interested in the people looking at the painting and marvelling at the beauty. It reminds me of that line by Oscar Wilde where he said “ In fact art does not reflect life but the viewers” St Paul tells us today that we are “God’s work of art.” An artist lovely creates his art. It reflects the beauty that the artist sees. God sees our beauty he sees his perfect creation and has loved us into being.  But we know that sometimes when you look at a a piece of art from another angle sometimes we see a darker side there is a shadow and it hangs over the piece of art. The light and darkness sometimes over a piece of art shows a different side. This is the same with us. We have a side that...