Bishops of The Society will be celebrating the following Chrism Masses: Richborough Wednesday 10 April 7.30 pm St Hugh, Eyres Monsell, Leicester Richborough Saturday 13 April 11.00 am Portsmouth Cathedral Beverley Sunday 14 April 6.00 pm St [...]
Tom Sutcliffe considers European ties Old men inevitably complain, and if we are living longer we have more time to complain and more to complain about. There seems to be very little sense of history among the young, or [...]
David Chislett reflects on the need to pray for the faithful departed ‘May they rest in peace, and may light perpetual shine upon them’ - those millions among whom our friends are lost, those millions for whom we cannot [...]
With a few exceptions, Baptism, for example, and where the Apostles’ Creed is a permitted alternative, we say, sing or hear the Nicene Creed at Mass every Sunday or Solemnity. That liturgical repetition allows the words to be embedded in [...]
Thurifer considers heritage The first poem that I learned by heart, nursery rhymes apart, was ‘Loveliest of Trees the Cherry Now.’ By some remarkable failure of synapses I had come to think it was by Walter de la Mare. [...]
Art Bill Viola/Michelangelo: Life Death Rebirth is at the Royal Academy until 31 March 2019 At the entrance to this show its curators state that they are not making a comparison between two artists born five hundred years [...]
Christopher Smith tries to organize his Lenten discipline—and keep to it Here we are, at the last chance saloon before the start of Lent. Have you got your Lenten disciplines sorted out? Do you know what you’re giving up? [...]
What might the Church of England look like in a decade? This might be said to be the million pound question, especially given central church bodies are releasing millions of pounds towards the re-evangelisation (or perhaps the evangelisation) of England. [...]
Ann George takes her place in a circle of light It was quite dark when I turned into the alleyway leading to the courtyard. We had had a long meeting after school; I was tired and was looking forward [...]
William Davage considers the state of British Politics The largest government defeat in history (a majority of 230) followed by a vote of no confidence in HM’s Government, easily enough defeated given the lack of an overall majority; the [...]