Christopher Smith falls down the linguistic rabbit hole again Who’d have thought that calling a group of people ‘ladies and gentlemen’ would, in 2021, be considered offensive? I really didn’t see that coming. Some hapless guard on a train [...]
One of the most beautiful moments during a Christian funeral is when the priest censes the coffin at the end of the service. A sign to those gathered that the person who has died was created in the image of [...]
Lincolnshire’s churches are the most underestimated in England. The south-western part of the county, Kesteven, is especially rich in spires. An important factor in this is the abundance of limestone from the belt that slants up England from the southwest [...]
Andy Hawes Living in a divided church Changing times do throw up new challenges to the spiritual life; the last year has provided a very powerful example of that. For many readers of this magazine there has been a [...]
Ordinations of Deacons and Priests relating to The Society: Petertide 2021 Your prayers are asked for the following candidates as they prepare for ordination. It is envisaged that attendance at the ordinations will be by prior arrangement only. Please also [...]
A survivor reflects on his experience I was somewhat astonished to read the two articles published the April and May editions of New Directions “We need to talk about Safeguarding”. My experience as a survivor is completely different from [...]
The Archbishop of York visits St James the Great, Ryhill The Parish of St James the Great, Ryhill, Havercroft with Cold Hiendley and Wintersett welcomed the 98th Archbishop of York, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable The Archbishop of [...]
Colin Podmore explains how we can better understand the Mass as a sacrifice The doctrine of the Eucharistic Sacrifice is not explicitly enunciated in the New Testament, though some passages suggest it. None the less, in 1958 the leading [...]
This report is from Father Philip Mutasa, one of the trustees of Tariro Youth Project (TYP) as well as a vicar of St Philip’s Anglican Church in Tafara, a Harare township. Father Mutasa and the TYP house residents arranged, with funding from [...]
Simon Walsh marks the 150th Anniversary of the First Mass celebrated at St Augustine’s Kilburn It has become fashionable now to speak of passion as a great enthusiasm for something. Candidates in job interviews, CVs and social media posts [...]