The Bishop of Ebbsfleet reflects on the three oils blessed at the Chrism Mass Holy Week is the very core of the memory and identity of Christians. In one way, as the Carthusians say, 'The cross stands fixed while the [...]

William Davage on papal attitudes to the political extremes of the twentieth century In the April issue of New Directions, I reviewed a book which detailed the political and diplomatic collusion between the Vatican and the Fascist Government of Benito [...]

Resolving Disputes Last month Colin Podmore outlined the legislation. Now he looks at the Resolution of Disputes Procedure. Are we now simply relying on trust where before we relied on law? No. The Act of Synod is not part of [...]

Colin Podmore reflects on inter-church relations in an ecumenical age This year, bishops of The Society celebrated fifteen chrism masses for priests who look to them for episcopal oversight and cannot concelebrate a chrism mass of the ordinary who has [...]

Andrew Hammond on the ongoing revival of devotion to Our Lady of Willesden In north-west London there is a path from St Matthew's Willesden (which is actually in Harlesden) to St Mary's Willesden (which is actually in Neasden), appropriately enough [...]

The established status of the CofE is unhelpful and dangerous, writes Edward Morrison When I volunteered to write this article, I was astonished by the hostile reaction of some to me even broaching this subject. However, the accusations of extremism [...]

Antidisestablishmentarianism J. Alan Smith argues that an established Church benefits both Church and State It was well known at my primary school that the longest word in the English language was Antidisestablishmentarianism'. We did not actually know what the word [...]