In this devotional article for Lent, Robert Ladds reflects on one of the instruments of the Passion Ron Carter was a remarkable person. Besides a successful professional career, he had a passion and interest in blacksmithing. He owned an ancient [...]
RUBENS AND HIS LEGACY Van Dyck to Cezanne Royal Academy 24 January–10 April Admission £15, concessions available This show claims to be the first major overview of Rubens’ work and legacy. It is not a review of Rubens tout court [...]
From Br Steven CR Thank you for publishing the article about Father Benson for which I am most grateful. I would like to draw readers’ attention to some additional facts which were previously omitted. Father Benson had built the Church [...]
We have already seen (ND March 2012, March 2013) how French cathedrals found it easy to provide a sophisticated (and expensive) piece of sculpture in the form of a mise au tombeau, another example being found in one of the [...]
J. Alan Smith looks at the nature of human rights legislation There is a widespread belief that, before the passing of the Human Rights Act, there were no human rights in Britain. This is not true and is, in fact, [...]
Brother Harold Palmer’s Hermitage at Shepherds Law in Northumberland is a remarkable ecumenical experiment, writes Nigel Aston On a remote hillside in north Northumberland, a remarkable experiment in Catholic Christian ecumenism is taking place through the witness of Brother Harold [...]
Bashar Matti Warda, Archbishop of the Chaldean Diocese of Erbil, addresses General Synod on the plight of Christians in Iraq Thank you very much for inviting me to the General Synod of the Church of England. I am grateful for [...]
Geoffrey Rowell reminds us of the need for prayer and support for our fellow Christians in the Middle East ‘And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us...and we beheld his glory’ (John 1.14). Here is the heart of our [...]
Metropolitan Joseph on the lives of some of the Saints of the first Christian millennium Distinguished members of St Dunstan’s Church, dear guests, dear parishioners, I start by thanking you all for giving me the opportunity to talk to you [...]
Despite its flaws, there are good things in the Green Report, writes Gary Waddington Much opprobrium has been heaped on the ‘Green report’ – Talent Management for Future Leaders and Leadership Development for Bishops and Deans: A New Approach? It [...]