The quest for authenticity Tom Sutcliffe visits the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse A week before Christmas I paid my first (and probably last) visit to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse to see The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont – [...]
Weeks of Guided Prayer Andy Hawes is Warden of Edenham Regional Retreat House Weeks of Guided Prayer (WGP) are now more fashionably known as Weeks of Accompanied Prayer. I have been involved in organizing and supervising these weeks for well [...]
Listening for God Arthur Middleton It was a calm sea as the ship for Sweden made its way from Newcastle to Oslo. Behind a row of chairs was one small door through which occasionally a determined looking member of the [...]
Arthur Middleton on celebrating our Lady Day Mark Frank, the Caroline divine, has been described as a mariological preacher. He published only two volumes of sermons. His Second Sermon for Christmas is on the text: ‘And she brought forth her [...]
David Wetherell on the future of Australian Anglicanism in the wake of decreasing support for the traditional male priesthood In the first part of this article, David Wetherell looked at the arguments in favour of women’s ordination advanced by Garry [...]
In this devotional article for Lent, Robert Ladds reflects on one of the instruments of the Passion Ron Carter was a remarkable person. Besides a successful professional career, he had a passion and interest in blacksmithing. He owned an ancient [...]
RUBENS AND HIS LEGACY Van Dyck to Cezanne Royal Academy 24 January–10 April Admission £15, concessions available This show claims to be the first major overview of Rubens’ work and legacy. It is not a review of Rubens tout court [...]
From Br Steven CR Thank you for publishing the article about Father Benson for which I am most grateful. I would like to draw readers’ attention to some additional facts which were previously omitted. Father Benson had built the Church [...]
We have already seen (ND March 2012, March 2013) how French cathedrals found it easy to provide a sophisticated (and expensive) piece of sculpture in the form of a mise au tombeau, another example being found in one of the [...]
J. Alan Smith looks at the nature of human rights legislation There is a widespread belief that, before the passing of the Human Rights Act, there were no human rights in Britain. This is not true and is, in fact, [...]