Servitor remembers Mary Midgley The philosopher Mary Midgley, who died this October aged 99, taught at Newcastle University for many years and, after her children had grown up, published many books and articles. Those who were taught by her [...]
Robert Beaken considers the causes of the First World War I have been slightly dreading today, the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War in 1918. As a historian and author of a book about the [...]
Alan Smith attempts to answer the questions you were too afraid to ask When I was young, sex was taught in biology and gender was taught in grammar. Then there came a time when ‘gender’ seemed to be used [...]
Mother Mary Luke CHC offers a devotion at Benediction ‘The gracehoper was always jigging a jog on account of his joyicity.’ I love these words by the master wordsmith, James Joyce. They conjure up a picture of someone so [...]
Ann George is faced with an onerous task At the beginning of my teaching career in Jerusalem I was immediately presented with a challenge at my very first elementary school teachers’ meeting, obviously orchestrated by some of the current [...]
Tom Sutcliffe considers Remembrance When I was admitted as a chorister at Chichester Cathedral on Lady Day 1954, I was given a copy of the 1928 Prayer Book signed by Dean Duncan-Jones. I also became eligible to attend the [...]
From Father Stephen Jones Sir I much appreciated Edward Dowler’s piece entitled ‘Marginalising Catholicism’ in the November 2018 edition of New Directions. Reflecting upon the theme of ‘Catholic Mission’, Fr Dowler sets out two ‘guiding principles’ which inform his ongoing [...]
Thurifer offers a new way forward Ellen Wilkinson (1891–1947) was a Labour MP and writer. As MP for Jarrow she was a central figure in the ‘Jarrow Crusade,’ which saw a group of men from her constituency march to [...]
Anne Gray draws on recent experience to offer some advice Review the Resolution The House of Bishops’ Declaration states in paragraph 21: ‘Parishes which have passed a resolution should review it from time to time, especially when a vacancy [...]
Art Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-Garde Barbican Art Gallery until 27 January 2019 This is a compelling, even odd, exhibition which mixes the obvious and the doctrinaire. The obvious is that for a number of artists [...]