William Davage has taken up his pen   My 70th birthday party on a Saturday afternoon in February 2020 now seems something akin to the long, languorous summer of 1914 before the deluge of the Great War. By some miracle [...]

The first French cathedral I ever saw was Chartres; did it gave me a taste for more, or did it spoil me for all the rest? Perhaps both. There were four of us in the car heading south down the [...]

St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defence against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, [...]

Art   Paula Rego Tate Britain  until 24th October, 2021   Paula Rego DBE (1935-) was educated at the only Anglican school in Portugal. Which is to say quite a lot. She went to St Julian’s in Lisbon because her [...]

Christopher Smith has been back to the British Museum   This business of having a social life again is exhausting, isn’t it?  It has been good to be out and about again, and, among other things, to be back in [...]

The Director of Forward in Faith contributes this month’s Editorial   The forthcoming General Synod elections bring with them mixed feelings. We want to be represented at debates, to have our distinctive voice heard, to support the Church we belong [...]

Fr Alan Cole reminds us of the search by All Saints’ Brisbane for a new incumbent   Assuming the post filled, l went quiet about offering bridging relief while the search was live. I may not be the only Aussie [...]

The peak time for production of Royal Arms (ND November 2016) would seem to be the late 17th and 18th centuries. Many Stuart arms must have been erected after the Restoration. A fine example of the arms of the Merry [...]

Lord Chartres on a much loved priest and pastor   “A true shepherd of the flock, a true father of his people will live on in their grateful memory even after death.” The words of a great parish priest, St [...]

Andy Hawes    Hanging On   I recently asked someone ‘how are you getting on?’ ‘I am hanging on to my prayer rope,’ was the reply. The Prayer Rope in the Orthodox tradition is a thin rope into which knots [...]