Ordinary Time — Sermons — St Peter's Eastern Hill

Life and resurrection

Artwork: Bernardino Luini, Christ Among the Doctors. Oil on wood, c. 1515-30. Currently held by National Gallery, London.

Jesus' Teachingnaomi Johnson10 November 2025Responding to God, God's love, Hope, God's presence, Resurrection, Ordinary TimeComment

The Pharisee and the tax collector - some thoughts on prayer

Artwork: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. Engraving, c. 1852-1860. Currently held by Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne.

How do we endure in an unjust world?

Artwork: Sir John Everett Millais, The Unjust Judge and the Importune Widow. Wood engraving on paper, c. 1864. Currently held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Prayernaomi Johnson20 October 2025Responding to God, God's love, Violence and suffering, God's presence, Prayer, Ordinary TimeComment

Steak and chips: a lesson in gratitude

Artwork: James Christensen, Ten Lepers. Open-edition print, available from Picture This Gallery.

Jesus' Teachingnaomi Johnson12 October 2025Responding to God, God's love, Eucharist, The Church, Ordinary Time, HealingComment

A mustard seed and all that comes from it

Artwork: Wang Gai, Wang Shi and Wang Nie, The Mustard Seed Garden Planting Manual. Illustrated woodblock page, c. 1701. Currently held by the British Museum, London, UK.

Jesus' Teachingnaomi Johnson6 October 2025Responding to God, God's love, God's presence, Hope, Ordinary TimeComment

Mind the gap: Lazarus and the rich man

Artwork: Domenico Fetti, Lazarus and the Rich Man, oil on panel, c. 1618-28.
Currently held by the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

Jesus' Teachingnaomi Johnson29 September 2025Responding to God, God's love, Ordinary TimeComment

A peace that disrupts

Artwork: Unknown artist, leaf from a Gospel book: Christ teaching. Anglo-Saxon, c. 1000 CE.

Jesus' Teachingnaomi Johnson18 August 2025Responding to God, Creation, God's love, Hope, Peace, Ordinary TimeComment