As Lent begins, Richard Harries offers a reflection on ‘The Collar' by George Herbert (1593-1633) A collar is sometimes put round the neck of a dog or other animal to restrain them, as reflected in the saying ‘To slip [...]
David Hamid recalls with fondness his interactions with Pope Benedict and his legacy for Anglicans Pope Benedict XVI, the 264th successor to St Peter, died on 31 December at the age of 95. He was born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger [...]
Joseph Alois Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI: born on 16 April, 1927, and died 31 December, 2022 (ordained 1951, consecrated 1977; cardinal 1977, pope 2005) by Michael Langrish With the death of Benedict XVI the church has lost a world [...]
From Maidstone to Ebbsfleet …and from Rod to Rob, David Banting introduces a new bishop In December, Downing Street announced that the Successor to Bishop Rod Thomas at the See of Maidstone would be the Revd Dr Rob Munro [...]
The moment has come. I can no longer put off writing about Living in Love and Faith. If you have had the good fortune to have lived in splendid isolation from such things over the last few years, then Living [...]
Andy Hawes Living with the Judge In the Book of Common Prayer, the canticle after the Old Testament lesson at Morning Prayer is always the Te Deum. In the Roman Divine Office, the Te Deum is only used [...]
Christians have a moral duty to condemn this Russian genocide, says Yuri Polakiwsky It is both disappointing, even shocking, that after ten months of war in Ukraine, Pope Francis had to ‘clarify’ his views. He called the war ‘senseless, [...]
This forward view will be refreshed for each edition of New Directions, looking a year ahead each time and focusing on national events. Further details of each event will be contained on the lead organisation’s website. If you would like [...]
Mark McIntyre looks at suffering through a new study of Anne Frank and her family One author has suggested that to place the suffering of Carmelite martyrs such as St Edith Stein and St Titus Brandsma in context, the [...]
Simon Cotton explores the chemistry of myrrh, one of the Magi’s presents Myrrh is referred to in several different parts of the Bible. At this time in the Church’s year, we associate it with the visit of the Magi: [...]