Martinmas
Who was St. Martin?
St Martin of Tours is remembered for his faith, compassion, humility, and service. His feast day is on the eleventh of November.
He was a soldier who shared his cloak with a beggar, who told the emperor that he could not fight for him because he was a follower of Christ; he became a monk and then (reluctantly) a bishop. He healed the sick, included the poor and spoke truth to power.
With St Martin as our inspiration, this website examines our remembrance culture and tradition and asks: are we remembering in the right way?
Latest Reflections
What shall we remember and why?
You shall not deprive a resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow’s garment in pledge. Remember that you were a slave in Egypt
The Journey to Better Remembrance
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
Is there a Christian basis for waging war?
When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.
As Jesus came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying "If you, even you, had only recognised on this day the things that make for peace!” Luke 19:41-42
Book Reviews
Den Schmerz der Anderen Begreifen
by Charlotte Wiedemann
The End of Memory
by Miroslav Volf
A Farewell to Mars
by Brian Zahnd
From Our Gallery
“Our journeys take us to places where faith, history, and remembrance meet. In this diary entry, we share reflections from [Location/Visit name] — moments that continue to inspire the spirit of Martinmas.”
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