For Roger Jupp, the disciplines of Lent bring challenge and reward   Fr Philip Strong had been Vicar of St Ignatius, Hendon in Sunderland since early 1931. On 7th August 1936, while presiding at the morning Mass, he felt a [...]

Keeping a Good Lent means welcoming in the desert, finds Rebecca Swyer   ‘Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit through the wilderness.’ (Luke 4.1). Whereas Mark says Jesus was ‘driven by [...]

For Dominic Walker OGS it means fasting and self-denial with acceptance and hope   The introduction to the Ash Wednesday service in Common Worship reminds us that at first the season of Lent was observed by those preparing for Baptism [...]

The recent emergence of plans for reform of the Church of England’s episcopate has caused alarm in some quarters and has even led to frontpage coverage from a national newspaper. Is there going to be a greater geographical focus for [...]