Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

Sermon Preached at St Mary Magdalen, Oxford, 3 November 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Gerry Lynch

Sermon Preached at Sung Mass at St Mary Magdalen, Oxford, 3 November 2019 (All Saints’ Day transferred)                                                               Gerry Lynch After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, from every nation, from all tribes and … Continue reading →

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Weird Travel: The German Soldiers Commemorated in A Country Where They Committed a Genocide

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Gerry Lynch

Swakopmund always feels a little odd, like a piece of Germany somehow teleported into Namibia’s remote and thinly populated Atlantic Coast. Even in that context, the presence of the Marinedenkmal in the centre of town feels utterly weird. The statue … Continue reading →

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Sermon at Christ the King, Johannesburg, 8 September 2019

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Gerry Lynch

Sermon Preached at Christ the King Anglican Church, Mondeor, Johannesburg (Diocese of Christ the King) on Sunday 8 September 2019 (Twelfth Sunday After Trinity) “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and … Continue reading →

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The Mosque of Bohoniki

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Gerry Lynch

The mosque at Bohoniki is one of the last places of worship of the Lipka Tatar community which still survives as it has since the late 14th Century in what are now the borderlands Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus. The mosque … Continue reading →

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Cathedral of the Theotokos, Vilnius

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Gerry Lynch

The Orthodox Cathedral of the Theotokos in Vilnius. Originally built by architects from Kievan Rus’ in 1346-8, commissioned by Grand Duke Algirdas for his Orthodox wife, Uliana of Tver. From 1609, it was used by Eastern Rite Catholics until it … Continue reading →

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Vilnius Cathedral

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Gerry Lynch

The Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus Šv. Stanislovo ir Šv. Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika) is the Roman Catholic mother church of Lithuania.   The coronations of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania took place within … Continue reading →

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Cathedral of St Nicholas the Wonder Worker, Białystok

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Gerry Lynch

Saint Nicholas the Wonder Worker is the Orthodox cathedral in Białystok, and the seat of the Bishop of the Białystok-Gdańsk in Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Białystok is the tenth largest city in Poland, and the largest in the north-east, which … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Church, Vilnius

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Gerry Lynch

The history of the little church of Holy Cross, Vilnius, dates back to 1543, when a chapel was built on the site to commemorate the martyrdom of a group of Franscians in the 14th Century. In the 16th century, a … Continue reading →

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The Bright Field

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Gerry Lynch

Late on a summer evening, as I took photos from the summit of Divis (478m above sea level) the highest of the Belfast Hills towards Lough Neagh, suddenly a shaft of sunlight broke through and illuminated the fields on top … Continue reading →

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Blogging Staggers Day Three: Sunset Skies

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Gerry Lynch

Truly spectacular sunset skies at St Stephen’s House this evening. This is, like, where I actually live and stuff. The church is St John the Evangelist, Iffley Road.

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