CHRIST IS RISEN!
An Easter Message from Archbishop Angaelos ‘For the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written “I will destroy the [...]
Narrative, Theology, Meal
Rabbi Jonathan Romain looks at the importance of the Passover feast for Jews and Christians Of all the Jewish festivals, Passover (Hebrew: Pesach) is probably the most well-known and popular both within the faith and to the outside world. [...]
Director’s Cut
A theme of balance seems like an odd choice for this article in an edition focusing on Holy Week and Easter but please bear with me. Balance is something we strive for; in our friendships and relationships; between our working [...]
Ghostly Counsel
Andy Hawes In a Material World In Lent we come to terms with our mortality. ‘Dust thou are and unto dust thou shalt return,’ we are told on Ash Wednesday. This is our physical reality. Or is it? [...]
AFTERWORD
Arthur Middleton’s final column and a tribute to Faith of Our Fathers The original aim of New Directions was to give orthodox Anglicans opposed to the ideology of political correctness, the liberal agenda and the ordination of women a [...]
Anointing the Sick with Holy Oil
John Gayford explores a Sacrament of Healing in the Western Church There are three holy oils (olive oil is traditional but other vegetable oils can now be used sacramentally). They are the Oil of the Sick, the Oil of [...]
Church Crawling
Simon Cotton sees how the call and the cross were closely intertwined for the BVM In the Middle Ages, the calendar changed year at the Annunciation. This was a frequent subject of the mediaeval artist, for example on a [...]
OBITUARY: The Revd Canon Arthur Middleton (1936-2023)
AKC, MLitt, FRHistS, Hon Fellow of St. Chad’s College Durham, Patron of the Society of King Charles the Martyr Andy Hawes writes: Following the vote on the ordination of women in 1992, Arthur Middleton found himself drawn out of [...]
BOOKS * ARTS * CULTURE
ART Spain and the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum and Library Royal Academy, London, until 10th April, 2023 This short exhibition opened at the end of January and will soon be over. Don’t waste [...]
TREASURE IN CLAY JARS
Festus It felt like time to give Martyn Percy a rest, then the Editor sends on an email. A former member of General Synod (who failed in their 2021 re-election attempt) has written in to take issue with this [...]