Thurifer   The Memorial Service for the Duke of Edinburgh in the fourth week of Lent was moving and notable for an excellent address by the Dean of Windsor which portrayed the whole man and one that was rooted in [...]

Jonathan Baker   Never despair, never presume. I thought I’d got away with it, and dodged the Covid bullet. Then, on the Monday after the Third Sunday in Lent, first a touch of fever, and the faint but unmistakeable second [...]

John Gayford considers devotion to Mary before and after the Second Vatican Council   The period between 1830 and 1960 was a time of increased Marian devotion within the Roman Catholic Church. There were a number of reasons for this. [...]

Former Guardian of the Shrine Betty Jarrett reflects on her relationship with Our Lady   Some 50 years ago I made my first visit to Walsingham. I went in a three wheeled Robin Reliant with my husband and two very [...]

Thomas Ken (1637-1711) is the inspiration for Martin Draper’s Hymn of the Month   The Revised English Hymnal will probably contain more hymns in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary than any other contemporary hymn book. The 1953 edition of [...]

As the Victoria & Albert Museum prepares to close Fabergé in London, the first major exhibition dedicated to the legendary Russian goldsmith which enjoyed prominence during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, we highlight some of the items – many of [...]

Mark McIntyre explores how the Mother of Our Lord is also central in Islam   For those of us who live and minister in diverse communities, it can be a hugely enriching experience. During the pandemic there were many examples [...]

Michael Middleton recalls his time as Canon Treasurer at ‘the nation’s parish church’   For a building that has an international role in hosting Heads of State for wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, and has a continuing [...]

Paul Thomas explores the Accession Day Liturgy and vocation of the Christian Monarchy, powerfully exemplified in the life and reign of Her Majesty the Queen   The Accession Service appears within the Book of Common Prayer immediately following the Ordinal [...]

We live in portentous times. On the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Pope Francis consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady. Not only did this pick up on the world’s horror at Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine, [...]