We kick off the Trinity Talk podcast with the first in a sermon series on the Beatitudes, as found in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5. At Trinity the values we live by are based on the Beatitudes, so this sermon series seemed like a good place to start our podcast.

Our preacher in this episode is Helen Johnson, our Vice Principal for formation and a former nurse. In this episode, both before and after the sermon she chats to our Principal, Sean Doherty, about her career as a nurse, the challenges of parish ministry, leadership and introducing change.

They go on to discuss the meaning of the "poor in spirit" and Helen's interpretation of the phrase. She explains her choice of the healing of the paralysed man as her second reading, and talks about who we might identify with in this story. She and Sean go on to discuss the process of mutual learning that is involved in growing spirituality in the students at Trinity. Finally, she tells Sean what her favourite thing is about life at Trinity.

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