The Dean reflects on different perspectives on faith.
"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me..."
John 10:14-15
15th April 2018: Hands, Feet and Eyes
The Revd Captain Ian Maher reflects on the family of God and what it means to be Jesus' body in our neighbourhoods.
“Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.”
Teresa of Avila
8th April 2018: We Have Seen The Lord!
Photo: Adam Jan Figel / Shutterstock.com
Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
John 20:24-25
The Revd Captain Mike Reeder reflects on the lives and reactions of the disciples in the week after Easter Day.
Easter 2018 at the Cathedral
Listen to Bishop Pete's short reflections on Mark 15 from our Good Friday service.
Listen to Bishop Pete's sermons from Holy Week.
Easter Day from Sheffield Cathedral
Photo: Neill Birchenall
... and Peter!
The Bishop of Sheffield, the Right Rev Dr Pete Wilcox shares with us the grace, love and hope of Easter Day.
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”
Mark 16:6-7
25th March 2018: Palm Sunday
Begin Holy Week with a reflection from the Cathedral... What can we offer to one another in love, in grace and in hope?
Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,
“Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
Mark 11:9-10
18th March 2018: Love Us Back To Life
It is difficult to talk about death.
On Passion Sunday Revd Dr Beth Keith shares her own encounters with death and reminds us of God's promises; there is no sin, darkness or place where God won't find us and love us back to life.
11th March 2018: Mothering Sunday
The Revd Canon Cristopher Burke reminds us of the history of Mothering Sunday and God’s invitation to be a community of forgiveness and hope.
"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."
Colossians 3:13
Commonwealth Day Service 2018
The Dean of Sheffield Cathedral, the Very Revd Peter Bradley explores and reflects on the vision of the Commonwealth.
4th March 2018: The Ten Words
The Dean of the Cathedral takes a closer look at the Ten Commandments and their significance in leading a life of happiness, justice and peace.
18th February 2018: Lenten Exercise Regime
Would you like to join the Dean of the Cathedral in his Lenten exercise regime?
“Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"
"The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
- Mark 12:28-31
14th February 2018: Ash Wednesday
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
- Matthew 6:19-21
Bishop Pete reflects on Lenten practices in this week's podcast.
11th February 2018: Lent - See, Hear, Follow
What do you wish and hope for this Lent?
Whatever our wishes, in this week's podcast Canon Keith Farrow encourages us to take time to see God's glory, hear his affirmation and follow Christ towards the cross.
4th February 2018: Mercy and Grace
The Dean reflects on God's invitation, gentle but firm, to turn towards Him so that we may receive His mercy and find grace to help both ourselves and others in times of need.
28th January 2018: Authority
The Revd Captain Ian Maher explores authority from a Christian perspective, and looks at the life and ministry of Jesus as an authoritative source.
14th January 2018: A Rediscovery
The Dean reflects on how the story of Nathaniel invites us to rediscover what it means to be a Christian and to experience a deeper faith in Christ.
"Very truly I tell you, you will see 'heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on' the Son of Man."
John 1:51
7th January 2018: Epiphany Reflections
At the start of 2018 the Revd Captain Mike Reeder considers the re-gifting of Christmas presents and the choices we make in our everyday lives.
"While we may have little control over the events of our lives, what we have paramount control over is how we respond."
Viktor Frankl
The Dean of the Cathedral challenges us to allow God to be God as he reflects on the Epiphany.
"Be still, and know that I am God."
Psalm 46:10
Christmas 2017 at the Cathedral
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”
The Revd Captain Mike Reeder reflects on Mary's willingness to say 'yes' and the incredible love of God.
The Dean of Sheffield Cathedral invites us to consider God's Christmas invitation to believe and to hope.
The Bishop of Sheffield reflects on the meaning of the manger for those who lived the Christmas story, and what it means for us today.
3rd December 2017: 1st Sunday of Advent
The Dean of Sheffield Cathedral, Peter Bradley reflects on the image of God coming as a lamb, an image we find in the Book of Revelations.
"The whole truth of God is found in this image of gentleness, innocence and joy."
26th November 2017: Christ - King and Shepherd
The Bishop of Doncaster explores the contrast between Christ the King and Christ the Shepherd, and the invitation to join Jesus in serving others and following his example of being the least among others.
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’" Matthew 25:40