Edward Dowler’s personal experience informs his view of Bash Camp bibliology Andrew Graystone’s eagerly awaited book is, in the words of one survivor, ‘the book that Smyth victims have been longing to see, the story that we have been [...]
Thurifer has been out on the road My first excursion out of London for eighteen months, I emerged from my enforced hibernation, sniffing the air and blinking, mole like, over the steering wheel. I had not realised that I [...]
Art Frans Hals: The Male Portrait Wallace Collection, London until 30th January 2022 This exhibition is shown in two rooms. The first is allowed to take eight people, the second forty-five. If only. This must be the best [...]
Christopher Smith wonders what’s in a name. The Office of National Statistics has a little toy on its website called ‘Baby names explorer’. If you have some time to fritter away, it’s quite interesting to chart the popularity of [...]
Unsurprisingly there is much talk in Church of England circles about the results of the recent elections to General Synod. The level of wider interest is open to question but that is for another day. The position on Synod following [...]
Although many of the Edwardine bishops of the new Church of England tried hard to get rid of mediaeval stone altars, numbers survived, not all in remote areas. The example in the N transept (the Cornwell chantry) at Asthall (Oxon) [...]
Barbara Ross considers the feast which crowns the year The Feast of Christ the King was introduced by Pius XI in 1925 and celebrated in October. It is also known as the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, Lord of all [...]
Philip Warner weighs the word of God against malicious gossip Twice in our Sunday liturgy we hear ‘This is the word of the Lord’ and respond joyfully ‘Thanks be to God’. Scripture has been part of liturgical celebration from [...]
Giles Orton celebrates St Vincent de Paul through priestly and episcopal ministry The harvest is plenty, but the labourers are few. How many of us have even noticed that the harvest has been happening this month? I happen to [...]
Martyn Gough reflects on Remembrance in the Armed Forces “Father, can we just pause for 10 minutes over the site, say some prayers, drop a wreath and then we can sail on?” Those were the words said to me [...]