Br. Geoffrey Tristram, SSJE
Br. Geoffrey Tristram, hailing from Cardiff, Wales, studied Theology at Pembroke College, Cambridge University. He attended seminary at Westcott House, Cambridge, and was ordained to the priesthood in Salisbury Cathedral in 1980. Following his ordination, Geoffrey served as a parish priest, as well as the Head of the Theology Department at an Anglican High School. He came to SSJE in 1999, was initially-professed in 2001, and life-professed in 2004. Among other jobs, he has served as Novice Guardian, Brother in Charge of Emery House, Deputy Superior, and Superior. He enjoys traveling, especially exploring large cities and other cultures, and studying modern languages. He is an avid reader of French and English literature, and is interested in music, art and architecture, and political biography. Geoffrey loves cycling, and can often be seen riding his bike around Harvard Square.
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Selection of Br. Geoffrey's teachings from "Brother, Give Us a Word"
Wake Up
Have you ever had the experience of driving for several hours, and someone wakes up in the car and says, “Have we been through (a certain town)?” And although you’re driving, you just can’t remember. I drove through that whole town and don’t remember a thing. We can live our lives like that – half-asleep,…
Read MoreConversion
History is strewn with people who were living a comfortable, untroubled existence, until they experienced the Epiphany of God in their lives. And, like the first disciples, they left everything and followed Christ. They weren’t masochists, somehow punishing themselves, as some kind of penance – they changed their lives because they’d seen something better. -Br.…
Read MoreChrist the King
Tomorrow we celebrate Christ the King. It is a chance for us each to look back and ask ourselves some searching questions: During this past year who has been my king? Whom have I served, through my words, thoughts, and deeds? To whom have I paid allegiance? Who sits on the throne of my heart?…
Read MoreSelection of Br. Geoffrey's writing
“Through faith we can come to know again the original blessing of belonging to God and recover that divine contentment which is God’s desire for us.”
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“The doors of God’s very home have been flung open for us, and we have been welcomed with open arms of love: ‘Mi casa es su casa’!”
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“Each one of us lives in various circles of society, whether they be our family, our community, or our place of work, and I bet that each one of us can think of at least one person who annoys or irritates us, and whom we sometimes wish would just simply go away! If we are trying to follow Jesus Christ, our challenge is to use the power that we have been given to build up community and not break it down, to learn how to live with the other rather than trying to exclude them and wishing they would just disappear.”
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