REDEFINING THE EPISCOPAL ROLE Be to the flock of Christ a shepherd, not a wolf; feed them, devour them not. Hold up the weak, heal the sick, bind up the broken, bring again the outcasts, seek the lost.” If that [...]

A MARRIAGE AGAINST THE MODE Now that the honeymoon is over and Mr and Mrs Imran Khan have presumably settled down to what, for them, will pass as normal life, it is worth asking what all the brouhaha in the [...]

TOUCH AND GO The consecration of the Revd. Dr David Samuel (see 30 Days, June) - "continuers" (Reading branch) will long live in the memory. After a half hour sermon on the evils of popery and priestesses, and a full [...]

TEMPLES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Pollution is topical. Smoking is unhealthy, certain diets pollute the body causing illness, and the dangers of polluting the air, rivers, and sea, are evident, while human behaviour can pollute the mind and spirit. The [...]

CANON EDWIN BARNES The long wait and feverish speculation are over. On Thursday 20th July, in Westminster Abbey, the third Provincial Episcopal Visitor will be consecrated. He is Fr Edwin Barnes, Principal of St Stephens House, Oxford. During the months [...]

PREPARATION FOR THE YEAR 2000: JEREMIAH 29:4-14 The first batch of exiles have been dragged off to Babylon. They will be joined by others in a few years time. Back in Jerusalem, Jeremiah cannot forget them and under the inspiration [...]

CHAIRMAN IN SCANDINAVIA Fr John Broadhurst, National Chairman of Forward in Faith, was in Scandinavia last month, speaking at a meeting of the Samrad pa Kirkens Grunn in Bergen in Western Norway. He spent time as the guest of Fr [...]

Father Michael Harper tells the story of a Pilgrimage to Orthodoxy A few weeks ago I had to telephone a Russian Orthodox bishop. At the end of our conversation, and just before ringing off I said "bless you", a habit [...]

Peter Green eavesdrops on the latest developments in a longstanding relationship And what if a Bishop should wake and find himself in a "formative" environment, one of those places where opinions are shaped, ideals learned? Maybe he should find himself [...]

OHN HUNWICKE CONSIDERS THE ECUMENICAL PROPOSALS WHICH ARE BEING RUSHED THROUGH SYNOD The Porvoo Agreement which comes before the next meeting of the General Synod, seeks to establish full ecclesial recognition - including, of course, recognition of Orders - between [...]