William Davage considers the symbolism of recent papal gestures Mgr Augustine Hoey Many readers of New Directions will know Fr Augustine Hoey, who was formerly a member of the Community of the Resurrection and now lives at Walsingham. He celebrated [...]
A New Room Andy Hawes is Warden of Edenham Regional Retreat House Jesus says: ‘In my Father’s house are many dwelling-places; if it were not so I would have told you.’ In this image of the journey of the soul [...]
Serenhedd James on the Anglican Centre’s recent commission IMAGES COURTESY OF THE ANGLICAN CENTRE, ROME The Anglican Centre in Rome is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and a series of commemorative events is ongoing. As part of the celebrations, [...]
The Bishop of Burnley on reclaiming Catholic Evangelism: Part 3 In the last edition of New Directions Bishop Philip North proposed these three distinctive characteristics of Catholic Evangelism: Catholic Evangelism is rooted in a positive and compelling vision of human [...]
The Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, writes to his people about the Primates’ gathering BELOVED IN CHRIST, As you are probably aware, the Primates (senior bishops) of the 38 provinces of the worldwide Anglican Communion met last week in the crypt [...]
Colin Podmore reflects on the cases of two bishops condemned for abuse 2015 was not a good year for the episcopate. Bishops were jailed in England and America, and two deceased English diocesans were declared guilty of abuse. Their stories [...]
Julian Browning reads and re-reads Living With Difference I sail through life without reading reports, assessments, minutes, consultations, and those white-faced documents of indeterminate length which cling all too closely to diocesan emails; but I was required by some ambitious [...]
A restored image of the Virgin and Child (dating from 1935) has been rededicated at St George's, Bickley, in the Diocese of Rochester. The original installation of the image caused something of a furore, with the Anglo-Catholic incumbent Fr Hugh [...]
Robin Ward presents crucial aspects of residential formation This year I will be fifty and I will have been ordained for twenty five years. There are only six people who are younger than me on my page in Crockford's. This [...]