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Sadly, red squirrels are now so rare in Britain that many of our children are not even sure what they are. A recent study found that one in 10 children are unable to even identify a red squirrel when shown a picture of one. And a third of British children do not know that red...

The London Marathon (April 26th this year) is the largest fundraising event on the planet, and each Spring attracts up to 800,000 spectators along the 26.2-mile course. Several Christians with a public Christian faith, or who are running for Christian charities, have run in recent London Marathons. Here are some notable examples from 2024 and 2025:...

Easter is a time of rejoicing over what Christ has done for us. The following may be helpful. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. – 1 John 4:9 You see, at just the right time, when we...

Sundays of the Month Editor:  You might find it helpful to know what the Sundays of each month are called… 1st March         2nd Sunday of Lent 8th March        3rd Sunday of Lent 15th March       4th Sunday of Lent – Mothering Sunday 22nd March      5th Sunday of Lent – Passiontide  begins 29th March     ...

St David’s Day, and it’s time for the Welsh to wear proudly wear a leek or daffodil. Shakespeare refers to the custom In Henry V, Act 5 Sc.1, where Gower berates Pistol for mocking at “an ancient tradition begun upon an honourable respect and worn as a memorable trophy of predeceased valour.” According to some...

The recycled bishop Chad should be the patron saint of any modern bishop whose consecration is questioned by another bishop. Chad was consecrated a bishop, then deposed – and then re-consecrated! It all began about the middle of the 7th century, when Oswiu, King of Northumbria, made Chad the bishop of the Northumbrian see. But...

Godly king of Poland Casimir is a good patron saint for anyone whose father drives them crazy. For Casimir did not let an unhappy background stop him from becoming the person he wanted to be. Yet Casimir’s father, the King of Poland back in 1458, was no picnic as a dad. For if you think...

Friend of St Jerome       Eusebius is the saint for you if you believe in the Bible, and also in providing hospitality. He was born of a good family in Cremona, Italy, in the fourth century, and felt called to become a monk. As Eusebius was ascetic by nature, he sought out St Jerome in Rome,...

Joyful martyrs of Africa This story could come straight out of modern Africa. Perpetua was a young married woman of 22 who had recently become a Christian. But the authorities had forbidden any new conversions, and soon she and some other catechumens were arrested and sentenced to death. This was not under Islamic State, nor...

Bringing love with cigarettes and the Bible Here’s a ‘saint’ that the Church of England remembers from the 1st World War – the Revd Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy MC, or ‘Woodbine Willie’, as everyone knew this popular, much-loved army chaplain on the Western Front. Studdert Kennedy (27th June 1883 – 8th March 1929) had been born...

Apostle to East Anglia East Anglia is blessed with a rich Christian heritage. Just two examples: at more than 650, Norfolk has the greatest concentration of ancient churches in the world, and at 500, Suffolk has the second greatest density of medieval churches. And that is not to mention all the churches in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Bedfordshire and...

The youngster who found God A number of years ago the hit film Slumdog Millionaire touched millions of people with its story of a youngster triumphing against all the odds. Dominic Savio did the same thing. In fact, he is a good patron ‘child saint’ for children today who struggle to get anywhere in life....