AUERBACH Tate Britain Until 13 March 2016 Frank Auerbach is Britain's greatest painter and – like Lucian Freud, our last greatest British painter – he is German. Like Freud, Auerbach is also a consummate Londoner. One of the pleasures of [...]
‘Thurifer’ considers redecorating, becomes a starlet, and encounters a Countess Coats of many colours My mind is turning to redecorating my sitting room and dining room. I have made some unfortunate choices in the past. From the colour chart, I [...]
The rood screen – surmounted by a loft, rood, and associated figures – was central to mediæval spirituality (ND September 2012). Candles were burned in honour of the rood, and it was necessary for the sexton to make frequent regular [...]
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 [...]