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Living Hope (Adult pack of 10) – 40 daily reflections for Lent Wild Bright Hope – Reflections on Faith The Whole Easter Story – Why the cross is good news for all creation The Sacraments: Responding to God’s Loving Invitation In Quietness & Trust – Lent devotions from the beatitudes Reflections for Lent 2025 The...

This month we continue our examination of a selection of books from the Old Testament. ‘The Psalms have a unique place in the Bible, because most of the Scripture speaks to us, while the Psalms speak for us’(Athanasius of Alexandria). The Book of Psalms contains 150 prayers or songs of praise, the majority (73) attributed...

The daughters of baronets don’t usually choose to work with prostitutes and orphans, but Harriet Monsell was no ordinary woman. She was born in 1811 into one of Ireland’s oldest families. Her father, Sir Edward O’Brien, was 4th Baronet of Dromoland, and represented his county Clare in Parliament. Harriet married Charles Monsell, an Anglican clergyman...

Renting and buying your home is much more expensive than it was 20 years ago. So, no wonder that nearly half a million more young people are currently still living with their parents. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the ‘Hotel of Mum and Dad’ is flourishing, with nearly a fifth of all...

A C of E scheme that helps young people to explore their vocation has been described as a ‘great hope’ for the future. The Ministry Experience Scheme (MES) is aimed at young adults aged between 18 and 30 years old. Over 900 young people from all backgrounds and traditions have explored God’s call on their...

Last month we considered the overall ‘look’ of a church building and how that often reflects the way faith is celebrated inside. One of the clearest visual symbols inside a church building relates to where the font, used for baptism, is placed. We often think of Baptism as being uniquely Christian, but this is not...

Rupert is the saint for you if you like The Sound of Music – or salt with your food! Rupert (d c 710) was bishop of Worms and Salzburg, and it was he who founded the great monastery of St Peter in Salzburg in the eighth century, thus firmly establishing Christianity in that city. True,...

It is not a simple process. And now Stephen Knott, The Archbishops’ Secretary for Appointments, has written to members of General Synod to confirm expected timings for the process of nominating the next Archbishop of Canterbury. He writes: “The Canterbury Diocese ‘Vacancy in See’ process commenced in December and, late last year, it was announced...

Desert Difficulties Prayer for March 2025 “Be joyful, keep the faith, do the little things” The breastplate of St Patrick A prayer for Lent Negotiations with myself – and God The Last Bomb Sons of Thunder ** Desert Difficulties Luke 4:1-12, John 16:33 Life is difficult, sometimes. No matter how faithful, no matter how trusting,...

The House of Bishops met recently to review updates from the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) working groups, presented by Bishop Martyn Snow. After considered reflection on the complexity of the proposed changes, the Bishops agreed that it was unlikely all elements of the proposals will be sufficiently developed in time for Synod to...

Numbers 12:13, ‘O God, heal her, I pray.’  These six words are Moses’ prayer for his sister Miriam.  They tell us a lot about Moses and a lot about prayer. For some time Miriam and her brother Aaron had been simmering with anger against Moses. They protested that he had married a Cushite woman (v.1),...

And his ladder to Paradise Is there something down at, say, B&Q, which reminds your friends of you?   John Climacus (d 649) had a thing about ladders.  He was a monk in Palestine who was only seen out at the weekends (at church, not B&Q); during the week he prayed and wrote in solitude. He...