Sacristy Press Blog

An Easter Message
A very happy Easter to all our readers and authors from everyone from Sacristy Press! As our Easter gift to you, here’s an extract from a poignant Easter sermon by Michael Sadgrove, Dean Emer…
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Lest we forget: lessons for Europe from the First World War
GUEST BLOG: Marcus Paul reflects upon the spiritual impact of the First World War. On the day that Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon is triggered by Theresa May, and battles continue to rag…
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Why do we need a Parish Passion Play anyway?
Kevin Carey reflects upon the inspiration behind his work and the challenges of writing his Passion Play for parish churches. If what we do in church is more a matter of accident and tra…
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Kevin Carey: Bringing the Passion narrative to life
How did author Kevin Carey bring the Passion narrative to life in Parish Passion Play? He reveals all in the foreword to the work... This Parish Passion Play is written primarily f…
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Slow down our lives: an Ash Wednesday message
In his Ash Wednesday sermon, the Dean of King’s College, Cambridge tells us to slow our lives down. God is always first, always prior, always ahead of us. As R.S. Thomas put it, ours is &ls…
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Still searching for that Lenten read?
The King James Bible has made an indelible impact on the English language and, on account of its majestic prose and memorable turn of phrase, it is still widely read today. The season of Lent m…
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