TURNER AND THE SEA National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Until 21 April Admission £10, concessions available A LARGE part of criticism is to state the obvious, and what is obvious about this show is that it is full of sea paintings. [...]
In February 150 priests and Deacons met for a wonderful retreat at Walsingham. At the end of the week 7-8 February, a group of clergy met in at Walsingham to plan the relaunch of the Fan the Flame initiative. Well [...]
Ross Northing on the dangers of abandoning the concept of objective truth There is a story, whether apocryphal or true, concerning a man knocking on a presbytery door who informs the priest that he wants to become a Christian. The [...]
Denis Desert on the importance of the here and now Pope Julian II commissioned the Renaissance artist Raphael to paint a fresco in one of the magnificent apartments of the Vatican. The subject was to reflect the contribution of the [...]
J. Alan Smith offers some principles for a Christian approach to the solution of political, social and economic problems Man is the only creature known to be aware of his own existence and of the existence of the universe itself. [...]
Digby Anderson sets out the real reasons for the decline in church attendance There are some among the faithful clergy and committed laity who worry about the small number of their congregations. They know the Dominical command to teach the [...]
One item of Victorian furnishing sadly hasn’t been restored to fashion by Fiona Bruce’s Antiques Roadshow: the nineteenth-century belief that the British Isles were peculiarly blessed by God. Yet if you think of the times of the year when we [...]
Nicolas Stebbing CR urges us to see past St Paul’s difficult reputation to appreciate his grasp of God’s glory and love A priest I know used to describe St Paul’s writings as rather like a currant bun! If you have [...]
Nicholas Turner urges us not to react to the media frenzy at the end of the month There are times when it is important for the Church to speak out and times when it is wiser and more generous to [...]
Nicolas Stebbing CR urges us to see past St Paul’s difficult reputation to appreciate his grasp of God’s glory and love A priest I know used to describe St Paul’s writings as rather like a currant bun! If you have [...]