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The romance of Valentine’s Day can be a reminder that it is good to take stock of your own romantic relationship.  In other words, how well are you getting along with the one whom you love at present? If you feel things could be improved between you, but that you are running out of enthusiasm...

The gospels record that people were astounded by many of the things that Jesus said. Even His enemies, intent on trapping Him, admitted: “No one ever spoke the way this man does.” (John 7:46) Furthermore, “the crowds were amazed at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers...

Women have added almost three inches to their waistlines over the last three decades. A recent mass survey across England has found that the average woman now has a waist span of 35 inches. That is up from an average of just over 32 inches in the 1990s. A ‘very high waist circumference’ is defined...

Bishops and other faith leaders have joined forces with the Bishop of London to call on the Government to make a change in the leave-to-remain status situation for asylum seekers. They say they want practice to match policy, for there to be better communication with asylum seekers, and for the timeframe to be extended. While...

It was 65 years ago, on 3rd February 1959, that American rock-and-roll performers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in Iowa. Thanks to Don McLean and his eight-minute hit song American Pie, it became known as “the day the music died”. Buddy Holly was a rock ‘n’...

Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith Lent with the Beloved Disciple Mapping Your Spiritual Journey – a companion and guide On Mission with Jesus – Changing the Default Setting of the Church Lent and Easter for Everyone – from Wilderness to Glory Holding Onto Hope: 40 days of God’s encouragement through...

Last month we began to look at the outside of the church building. When you last visited a churchyard with very old memorials, what did you notice? The oldest stones probably just had the name of the person, date of death and perhaps their age. But the slightly more recent stones may well have included...

– the enjoyment of romance If you have been hurt in your search for romantic love, Gabriel Possenti (1838-62) may be a good saint for you. Because Possenti, born to the governor of Assisi, began by having it all. He grew up doing the mid-19th century equivalent of eBay, nightclubs, cinema and online dating, only...

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Many years ago, at the Pleasure Beach at Blackpool, there was a certain ‘ride’ or amusement that was strictly for the physically fit. It consisted of a flat wooden disc about 20 feet in diameter and set at an angle of 45 degrees in the floor. When it began to rotate, the aim was to...

One hundred and fifty years ago, on 15th February 1874, Sir Ernest Shackleton was born in County Kildare, Ireland – into a family that was English in origin and had Quaker connections. Sir Ernest was one of the leading explorers during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. He led three British expeditions to the Antarctic....

The Archbishop of Canterbury used his recent House of Lords debate on families and households to urge the Government to scrap the two-child benefit cap. The two-child benefit cap means that parents can only get child tax credit or universal credit for their first two children. The cap is for the third child and subsequent...