George Spencer offers a look at these Covid-19 times in relation to de Caussade's 'Sacrament of the Present Moment' ‘Strange’ is the adjective used by many to describe the times we are living through. Strange times, not least, for [...]
John Gayford explains a central tenet of our faith When the priest in the Western Church says the words of Eucharistic invocation to the Holy Spirit, he holds his hands outstretched with palms downwards over the offering of bread [...]
Peter Dutton rejoices at the return of music to our churches On 6th September, choral singing (in the form of a professional quartet) returned to S. Silas, Kentish Town. S. Silas was built in 1912, and since that time [...]
Denis Desert on the theology of Jean Pierre de Cassaude The French priest Jean Pierre de Cassaude [1675-1751] is known for the dictum that each moment of our lives is a sacrament. Yes, in the hurly burly and the [...]
Nicolas Stebbing CR remembers great Zimbabwean Anglicans What is the value of history? It can be very interesting, very entertaining, or it can be an exercise in nostalgia or fantasy. It can teach us to be wise or it [...]
Tony Hodgson wonders whether things will last Unquestionably, the effects of the lockdown have been disruptive and damaging to the life of our churches. Despite this, most of us have never doubted either the durability of the Church of [...]
John Twisleton reports on Zooming to this summer’s Petertide Seminars The e mail was relayed to me by a priest friend in the Society of the Holy Cross. It contained an invitation from Archbishop Ian, Director of The Anglican Centre [...]