The Director of Forward in Faith contributes this month’s Editorial The forthcoming General Synod elections bring with them mixed feelings. We want to be represented at debates, to have our distinctive voice heard, to support the Church we belong [...]
Fr Alan Cole reminds us of the search by All Saints’ Brisbane for a new incumbent Assuming the post filled, l went quiet about offering bridging relief while the search was live. I may not be the only Aussie [...]
The peak time for production of Royal Arms (ND November 2016) would seem to be the late 17th and 18th centuries. Many Stuart arms must have been erected after the Restoration. A fine example of the arms of the Merry [...]
Lord Chartres on a much loved priest and pastor “A true shepherd of the flock, a true father of his people will live on in their grateful memory even after death.” The words of a great parish priest, St [...]
Andy Hawes Hanging On I recently asked someone ‘how are you getting on?’ ‘I am hanging on to my prayer rope,’ was the reply. The Prayer Rope in the Orthodox tradition is a thin rope into which knots [...]
Simon Evans finds inspiration on the High Street The people of St Martin’s Ruislip have been very long-suffering, putting up with me as their vicar for 25 years. By today’s standards, 25 years is lengthy for an incumbency, but [...]
James Walters finds that this new campaign takes us only so far Three-word slogans have proved powerfully effective in shaping the public imagination in recent years. So the campaign launched at the beginning of August to “Save the Parish” [...]
In the second of two articles Edward Dowler looks back at responses to the pandemic The theological virtues The use of fear to drive compliance has been well documented in the current crisis. The tone was set early on [...]
Tom Middleton meets Father David D’Silva Tom Middleton, Director of Forward Faith, recently visited Fr David D’Silva SSC in his parish to ask him a few questions about himself so that readers of New Directions can get to know [...]