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Have you ever held your head in your hands and felt that events were against you? Then Denys is the saint for you.  This Christian martyr knew all about holding his head in his hands when times got rough. According to Gregory of Tours, Denys was an Italian bishop who became the first bishop of...

Here is a saint for you if you have lost the person you love.  Here is a saint for you if you would not let your wealth and security stop you from doing something daringly good with your life. Francis Borgia (1510 – 72) certainly began with it ‘all’.  He was the son of a...

Season of Creation From the Vicar Aberfan: 60 Years On What’s the Big Idea? – an Introduction to the Minor Prophets Could sleep be spiritual? Reflected Faith Series – What’s it Worth? Enter Through the Narrow Door You’ve got the wrong person! 23rd Psalm for the Workplace ** Editor:  The Revd Paul Hardingham considers our...

Thomas Traherne (1636 – 1674) is a good saint for anyone who loves our planet, and who wants to preserve Creation.   This 17th century poet and clergyman wrote extensively about his love for nature, seeing in it a reflection of the glory of God. Traherne was not of a literary family, for his father was...

James the Deacon is the saint for any lay person who has stepped in to lead their church when the clergy are far away. In fact, an historian has called James the Deacon ‘the one heroic figure’ in the Roman mission to Northumbria. No wonder – in a time of political chaos, with the king...

Edith Cavell is a good saint for NHS workers: she cared for the sick despite the danger to her own safety. Edith was a vicar’s daughter from Swardeston in Norfolk, where she was born in 1865.  She became a governess, but her heart was for nursing, so she went on to train at the London...

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Elizabeth Fry had endless compassion and endless energy – and together with a steadfast determination to do God’s work, this outstanding philanthropist became one of the foremost promoters of prison reform – not just in Britain, but in all of Europe. Elizabeth was born in 1780, far from any prison. The family lived in Norwich,...

In the church year the Season of Creation (September 1st – October 4th) is an opportunity for us to reflect on our responsibility to care for the planet. As the season draws to an end for this year, have you considered: The world is not ours: ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it’...

If you approve of giving money to help cathedrals survive, then Edward the Confessor (1003 – 66) is the saint for you.  This early King of England was the virtual founder of Westminster Abbey.  And never mind entrance charges –   at one point in his life, Edward was giving a full tenth of his income...

A church on England’s south coast made headlines, when it recently announced that it was going to accept bitcoin as donations. Claygate Church, based in Bournemouth, Southbourne and Poole, is among the first UK churches to accept the digital currency. In the US, increasing numbers of churches and non-profit organisations have already joined the trend....

Of the 54 Roman emperors who ruled AD 30 to 311, only about a dozen made the effort to persecute Christians. One of these was the Emperor Trajan, who ruled AD 98 to 117, though he was half-hearted about it. He decreed that Christians, although guilty of “anti-state behaviour”, were not to be hunted out...