Fathers in Law Not long after the ordination of women began in the majority of Australian dioceses, a friend of mine, wanting to be kind and conciliatory, and trying to maintain the ‘highest level of communion possible’, invited the diocesan [...]

The Do-It-Yourself Doctrine Call it Christianity Lite. It's the assertion – no, the insistence – that you can be a Christian in good standing though you reject all or significant parts of the brand of Christianity to which you formally [...]

Gerry O'Brien on the gathering storm Consensus has never been easy to achieve. Some might say that in the fallen world in which we live it is unachievable. Some starry eyed idealists seem to think that if only we could [...]

The Root of all Evil In summer 1965 in a Winnipeg hospital, Janet Reimer's lifelong dream came true when she gave birth to twin sons, Bruce and Brian. But within six months, both boys develop difficulty urinating. The doctors suggest [...]

No Prima Donna? As the Church of England moves towards the formal debate about women in the episcopate there are a number of options for the way forward. This month we examine a compromise proposal: that women should be ordained [...]

BEATING THE BOUND Whatever happened to clergy discipline? Over-excited naughty priests and dull legal pedants have been bombarding the 30 Days office seeking guidance. The problem, it seems, is that the much-heralded new 'clergy discipline measure' is proving as elusive [...]

'The Church was torn apart by error; Henry VIII, having dragged the CofE out of communion with every other church in Christendom, was engaged in looting the monasteries. The Turks were menacing Christendom by land and sea. Some might see [...]

The Venerable Bede (May 27) Bishop Lightfoot of Durham said that for Bede the words 'It is finished', had three meanings and three endings. First, the work of translation and dictation on St John’s Gospel was complete. Secondly, these words [...]

Robbie Low on 'women bishops', the Word and the way forward Later this year the Bishop of Rochester will publish his Commission's report on women bishops. As it has already been extensively leaked, most of its conclusions are already known. [...]

I first encountered the phenomenon of the transit of Venus, when doing a locum half way round the world; for my vicarage was the base used by an astronomer from England, who had come to observe this event. Clouds covered [...]