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– fierce firebrand of the Early Church Tertullian was born in Carthage, North Africa, about 155 AD. He had pagan parents and his father may have been a centurion. Carthage was a prestigious Roman colony and Tertullian was given a good education in Greek, Latin, literature, history and philosophy. On arrival in Rome, Tertullian probably...

With Holy Week in mind… All the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of mankind on this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary life.  – James...

The Promised One – the wonderful story of Easter Discovering Christianity – a Seeker’s Guide to Faith and Theology An Easter Book of Days – meeting the characters of the Cross and Resurrection 12 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Easter Easter: The Greatest News Easter Uncut – what really happened and why it really...

This Easter the media will rightly remind us of the carnage in Ukraine and the Middle East. For as we celebrate this great Festival, commemorating Christ’s victory over evil, we are confronted with death, barbarity and terror in the world.  Unless we choose to live in fantasyland, we have to relate the two. First, Jesus...

-the long-suffering servant girl of Lucca If you have ever been in trouble for simply doing good, then Zita is the saint for you.  Born in 1218 to poor but devout parents in Monsagrati, Zita was sent at the age of 12 to work as a servant for the rich Fatinelli family in nearby Lucca....

Editor: Easter is a time when many community events take place. You may wish to consider contacting your local Tourist Information Office and including notice of some of these events in your magazine this month. 

April brings us Spring Harvest – the annual cross-denominational conference which attracts thousands of people every year to two Butlin’s resorts. It is held over the Easter period in Skegness (7th to 11th) and Minehead (14th to 18th). It is also live-streamed from Minehead. For details of this year’s gathering, including speakers and worship leaders,...

On the first day of the week, in the evening Prayer for April 2025 History in the Making A Common Thief The Magic World of Oliver Postgate An after-Easter prayer ** On the first day of the week, in the evening (John 20: 19-23) Locked in, afraid, Uncertain, even after Mary’s story, even after that...

 The Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice (ACRJ) has published its sixth and final report. It was charged with monitoring, and supporting the implementation of the 47 recommendations of the Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce. The report calls for the church to address the “gaping wound of racial injustice that afflicts it” and to “reach out and welcome all...

** Good Friday I was standing in line at the bank when there was a commotion at the counter. A woman was very distressed, exclaiming, “Where will I put my money?! I have all my money and my mortgage here!! What will happen to my mortgage?! You can’t do this to us!” It turned out...

In 828 the relics of St Mark the evangelist were seized from their resting place in Alexandria and brought by two adventurers to Venice. The Basilica of St Mark was built to house these relics, and it was this link between the saint and Venice that determined so much of the city’s history through the...

If you live in the countryside, here’s a way to help keep local wildlife alive: draw your curtains at night and turn off your outside lights. Apparently, the darker we can keep it outside, the better. Animals and insects who live in rural areas are especially susceptible to bright lights, which can confuse and disorientate...