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John Donne (1572 – 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier, secretary and finally Dean of St Pauls Cathedral in London. But he is most remembered for his poetry, for he is seen as the greatest of the 17th-century ‘metaphysical’ poets. Donne was born in 1572 into a Roman Catholic family in London at a...

More than 30 million children worldwide are suffering from “acute malnutrition” as the global food crisis persists into 2023. That’s according to international experts, who say that the 15 countries enduring the worst of the crisis are Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia,...

Litter pickers will be able to make about 20p per can or bottle from a new deposit scheme in England and Wales, according to an environment minister. From 2025, bottles and cans will include a deposit, likely to be 20p, that can be reclaimed when containers are returned to reverse vending machines at designated sites,...

In a remote village in Central America the word got out that one of the missionaries who had served their region for many years was about to return home because of her old age. The people decided to hold an event of ‘public appreciation’ for her. One very old and very poor man walked for...

Fifty years ago, on 8th March 1973, the citizens of Northern Ireland voted in a referendum to remain within the United Kingdom. That same day the IRA carried out its first bombing in Britain since World War II, planting car bombs in London. One person died, and about 200 were injured. Many nationalists and Roman...

Dust and Glory – 40 daily reflections for Lent  Bitter and Sweet, A Journey into Easter Wicked Weather for Walking – a Passiontide Progress More Than Conquerors (new edition) – a call to radical discipleship Hope for Ukraine – stories of grit and grace from the Front Lines of war Forgiven – resurrection meditations from...

‘And he said, ‘Which way shall we go up?’  And he answered, ‘The way through the wilderness…’  2 Kings 3:8 The only way into the Promised Land is through the wilderness. One Bible scholar has called it ‘God’s killing field’. He says: ‘That’s where the things that cause us to stumble in our walk with...

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Sundays of the Month 5th February                Third Sunday before Lent – Septuagesima 12th February              Second Sunday before Lent – Sexagesima 19th February              The Sunday next before Lent – Quinquagesima 26th February              The First Sunday of Lent ** High Days & Holy Days for February  Editor:  As saints’ days do not change, this...

– compassion and love Brigid, you could say, was the female Patrick of Ireland. Historical facts about this first abbess of Kildare (d.c. 525) may be scarce, but her ‘Lives’, written from the 7th century, tell many anecdotes and miracles which over the centuries have become deeply rooted in Irish folklore. Brigid came from a...

– the Presentation of Christ in the Temple In bygone centuries, Christians said their last farewells to the Christmas season on Candlemas, 2nd February. This is exactly 40 days after Christmas Day itself. In New Testament times 40 days old was an important age for a baby boy: it was when they made their first...

– the busy evangelist Anskar (801-865) should be the patron saint of any Christian who loves doing mission… and who discovers that evangelists meet the most amazing people, and that their lives are full of surprises…. It was the 9th century, and Anskar had grown up in a noble family in Amiens. He decided to...