Terence Grigg on decline in the Church of England and how we can turn it around It is obvious that the Church of England is going through a period of great and at times dramatic change. This is particularly true [...]

AUSTRALIA Royal Academy of Arts, until 8th December, 2013 Admissions £14 (Senior 60+, £13) TO THE ignorant Pom, Australian art is Rolf Harris or, at best, Sidney Nolan’s ‘Ned Kelly.’ This large exhibition from the cream of Australia’s national collections [...]

Here under the cliff clay lies and beyond the windbreak Shingle seething beneath the withdrawing tide, These lovely repeated cadences of the sea Are the faint echoes of the song we used to sing In the Paradise Garden Now a [...]

The Twelve Apostles made a convenient grouping to depict on mediaeval rood screens, but women were certainly not neglected. Sometimes local saints were chosen, like Saint Withberga of East Dereham (here accompanied by S Benedict) from the screen of Burlingham [...]

David McConkey finds inspiration and confidence and courage in being the first to move forward I want to introduce you today to a Biblical character I daresay many of you will not have heard of. His Hebrew name is Nachshon, [...]

Garegin Hambardzumyan preaches on holy fear and following the teaching of God. “And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.” These are the words of St Mary, the Mother of Our Lord, as she shared [...]

John Hervé says you might think so ‘Yes Father, their relationship is purely platonic – ‘play’ for him and ‘tonic’ for her !' Plato (428–348 BC) is a household name. He is so important in the history of Western thought [...]

Digby Anderson considers the pitfalls of worshipping away from home Today there is widespread ignorance about the church, but who, among the many and varied ignoramuses, knows least? Probably the full-time parish clergy. I’ll explain why in a moment but [...]

The next time you see a list of clerical appointments, note not just the growing total of female clergy but also the number of clergy shown as NSMs. If marginalisation lies ahead for orthodox Church folk, it could be that [...]

Crispin Harrison CR offers a reflection on the Gospel of Luke 13:10-17 One Sabbath, Jesus was attending prayers in a synagogue. He saw a woman bent double so that she could look only at the ground. Her life must have [...]