Sacred Synod The Second Sacred Synod for clergy takes place at the Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, London SW1 on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 October. All clerical members of Forward in Faith will shortly (if they haven’t already) receive Registration [...]
So David Starkey is to earn £75,000 an hour presenting a new series of historical documentaries on Channel 4, making him the highest paid performer on British television. When reports in The Times and the Daily Mail mentioned that he [...]
A theatre manager was quizzed by a bishop. 'How is it that my churches are relatively empty whilst your theatre plays to a full house?' 'My Lord', the manager replied. 'You speak the truth as though it were fiction whilst [...]
Theodicy, ethics and something for the Jubilee MAKING GOOD Helen Oppenheimer SCM, 144pp, pbk 0 334 2832 9, £13.95 Whilst this book is eminently accessible in its style, it is not one that can be scampered through in one sitting. [...]
Carnley Goes It Alone It was bound to happen. Over the last two months, following the debates in Europe and the USA, Australia took its turn to consider what constraints, if any, should be placed on human embryonic stem cell [...]
Nothing Will Alter That The leading defender of faithful Episcopalians has gone public about a private, high-level meeting at Episcopal Church (ECUSA) headquarters last May, charging – in light of events since – that no assurances given to traditionalists by [...]
A tale of two mothers Inevitably, we tend to see the Church of England from a very Anglican perspective. In fact, it is quite easy to be lulled into that seductive idyll where we imagine that the Church of England [...]
Cock o’ the Midden It is (as our Editor is constantly reminding me) the purpose of this column to comment primarily on developments in secular culture – on shoes, ships, sealing wax cabbages, kings, etc. But it is not possible, [...]
PAPA'S PATELLA For many years now the health of the Pope has occupied disproportionate space in Catholic publications. The more conservative journals comment with genuine affection and familial concern. The more radical prints can scarcely contain their enthusiasm for his [...]
Hugh Baker on the Funeral It is a surreal experience to sit in a hotel bedroom in Tenerife, looking out at grey skies, and watching rather bluer ones in London, courtesy of BBC World. Hardly anyone was by the pool, [...]