Denis Desert on the theology of Jean Pierre de Cassaude The French priest Jean Pierre de Cassaude [1675-1751] is known for the dictum that each moment of our lives is a sacrament. Yes, in the hurly burly and the [...]
Nicolas Stebbing CR remembers great Zimbabwean Anglicans What is the value of history? It can be very interesting, very entertaining, or it can be an exercise in nostalgia or fantasy. It can teach us to be wise or it [...]
Tony Hodgson wonders whether things will last Unquestionably, the effects of the lockdown have been disruptive and damaging to the life of our churches. Despite this, most of us have never doubted either the durability of the Church of [...]
John Twisleton reports on Zooming to this summer’s Petertide Seminars The e mail was relayed to me by a priest friend in the Society of the Holy Cross. It contained an invitation from Archbishop Ian, Director of The Anglican Centre [...]
A new Children’s Book by the Revd David Ackerman Vicar of St John’s Church, Kensal Green In December 2019, as St Johns welcomed six new bells, a children’s play took place based on the names of the saints to whom [...]
SS ANDREW AND BARTHOLOMEW, ASHLEWORTH, GLOS. You pick out the 14th c. spire from a distance; it is only when you get closer that you are struck by the ensemble of the church, 15th c. manor house (Ashleworth Court) and [...]
Arthur Middleton on serving the Church’s Catholicity and Holiness We catholic Anglicans have been given a race to run which we must win. Despite the fragmentation of our Church and the odds that seem against us, let us not despair [...]
Thurifer is seeking entertainment and a smattering of political intrigue One of the highlights of lockdown was a Virtual Evensong in May imaginatively created by The Rodolfus Foundation and the Friends of Cathedral Music. It was a well-chosen selection of [...]
There’s often a story behind isolated churches. Fawsley church (1: Northants) stands isolated in the park of the former Hall. Not always so, it once served the villagers who lived close round it. Towards the end of the 15th century, [...]
John Gayford introduces the Guardian Angels Angels are heavenly beings created by God whose function is to serve and do his will. Guardian Angels are assigned by God to watch over souls (and even bodies) of individuals, groups and churches, [...]