Faber Community Blog
Objective Wealth
Eléonore Maréchal speaks at the inaugural Faber Mass and, as befits the first day back to in-person liturgy, she takes us from material wealth to deep relationship
How do we Believe?
Rory Lavery reflects on Mark 16:15-20 with humour and deep feeling
I am the Vine
Eléonore Maréchal talks wine, vines and interdependence, in response to John 15:1-8
Recognise Me
A poem by Callum Douglas, shared in response to the incarnation in Luke 24:35-48
Francis on Wonder
Paul Corcoran draws on Pope Francis’s Palm Sunday homily to give us this beautiful encouragement at the beginning of Holy Week
Wakínyan
A song Matthew Douglas wrote on themes in John 12:20-33
Passion of Christ, Comfort me
Maria Salto Galdón returns to blow our socks off a second time, now responding to John 3:14-21 with a strong call to freedom from fear
Entrusting
Chloe Lubinksi draws on an essay by Henri Nouwen to explore the transformative implications of John 2:23-25
Lemons
Matthew Douglas presents a deep reading of ‘the Good News’, inspired by Mark 1:12-15
Ash Wednesday - Return to God
James Aherne reflects on the beautiful call to align our hearts with a deeper purpose, which is the key to this special time of year
To Heal
Jessica Airey shares a poem and a painful, authentic response to Christ’s exemplary compassion in Mark 1:40-45
Trust Him
Claudia Gavilán Martín meditates on Mark 1:29-39, and writes about the power of trusting Christ, both then and now
The Man with the Unclean Spirit
Luke Daly reads Mark 1:21-28 and shares insights and research on its provocative subject
Have You Come to Destroy Us?
Katherine Dunn encourages us to examine the fear that can stop us trusting God with our lives
A Way of Seeing
Rory Lavery vividly imagines Mark 1:14-20, when Jesus calls the first disciples, and finds the right words
Come and See
Aoife Buckley explores the meaning and power of names, focusing on the disciples’ first days with Jesus in John 1:35-42
Why Do We Follow?
A poem by Isaac Ward, written in response to Jesus’ question in John 1:38 - “What are you looking for?”
Who Speaks with God’s Voice?
Jessica Airey responds to the beginning of John’s gospel, asking what kind of person we can trust to speak for Truth
Missing the Mark
Daniel Broderick reflects on the beginning of Mark’s Gospel, where John the Baptist presents a radical new understanding of holiness
Awakening
Jason Hogan reflects on the deeply personal theme of awakening in Mark 13:33-7