Mark McIntyre on the lessons learned by Newman during a trip to Italy In the winter of 1832-3, Hurrell Froude, a close friend of John Henry Newman was suffering from tuberculosis. Froude's father was anxious to take his son to [...]
Howard Levett on how ecumenism is alive and well and living in Venice Not so strange a claim, since from the time of this city's foundation (some claim as far back as the fifth century AD, and built in the [...]
Richard Norman reports on Bishop Jonathan Baker's episcopal visitation to St Mary's, Rotherhithe It was a great privilege for us to be the second of Bishop Jonathan Baker's 62 parishes to receive an episcopal visitation, in March — and a [...]
Digby Anderson asks why the current generation of young people expect to be better off than their parents Those intent on creating a sense of moral outrage have a new mantra. They announce, horror of horrors, that for the first [...]
May have mentioned it before, but I've been a Wimbledon FC fan for many years. [You have — I've had to press 'Delete' many times. Ed] However, have I a Plough Lane experience to come? Like St Paul (admittedly a [...]
Aidan Mayoss CR reflects on the purpose of Jesus' healing miracles Have you ever thought, or tried to imagine, what it must be like to be born blind? We can't. We can fear the loss of our sight, especially as [...]
Frequently Asked Questions In this new series, Colin Podmore explains the women bishops legislation and the new provisions for those who cannot receive their ministry. What are the parts of the 'package'? They are: a House of Bishops' Declaration (which [...]
J. Alan Smith discusses the forthcoming referendum on independence for Scotland In the Fifties and Sixties, a major principle of progressive thought on foreign policy was The right of self-determination'. I started having doubts after the chaos that followed the [...]
Oliver Coss sets out the way ahead to the Birmingham Diocesan Synod I have a non-churchgoing friend who has often said that the best word to describe the Church of England is, in a certain homage to Douglas Adams, 'harmless'. [...]
Towards Final Approval? David Banting offers a realistic assessment of the new legislation to the Chelmsford Diocesan Synod I dreamed a dream, a dream of a new kind of bishop and a new way of `bishoping; but it has died [...]