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Friend of St Francis of Assisi Antony of Padua knew St Francis of Assisi.  Both men were true followers of Christ in a time of great religious confusion and social turmoil. Like Francis, Antony (1193 – 1231) was born into a wealthy family. Antony’s father was a nobleman of Lisbon, Portugal, who sent his son...

The letter is in the Post…. When a little bit more exercise can help a lot The number of working days lost to sickness skyrockets How more protein could help prevent your midlife spread Everything I need to know… I learned from Noah’s Ark A June wedding Visiting the sick How to prepare for your...

This month we celebrate Trinity Sunday. The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the most important of the Christian faith, for it goes to the very heart of what God is like. The Bible is quite clear:  there is one God, but He is revealed in three ‘persons’ – the Father, the Son, and...

A new report claims that Russia is ‘weaponizing religion’ in its conflict with Ukraine. 
The report, by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), states that since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian soldiers or occupation authorities, have closed or taken over 76 places of worship, looted, desecrated or destroyed 13...

English Puritan church leader If Richard Baxter were alive today, he would probably be contributing to the Thought for the Day on Radio 4, because he had a gift for the sound-bite. Try these memorable quotes:  Preaching a man a sermon with a broken head, and telling him to be right with God is equal...

UK foodbanks busier than ever Archbishop of Canterbury speaks about depression – and Winnie the Pooh Death of George Verwer, founder of OM ‘Love Matters’: Archbishops’ Commission on Families & Households publishes final report Bids invited to help implement recommendations of landmark report on racial justice C of E responds to the Bloom Review on...

After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea. (Colossians 4:16) We all like getting post, so drop a friend a line if you can! A nice card, or a letter. But what if...

Mystical writer of the 20th century For anyone interested in Christian mysticism, Evelyn Underhill may be a good place to begin. She died on 10th June 1941 after a life full of remarkable achievements: author of more than 30 books that explored the intersection between the spiritual and the physical, the first woman ever to...

All in the month of JUNE 70 years since the last Coronation 75 years since the arrival of Windrush The leasing of Hong Kong The brilliant Pascal Support National Week of the Ocean 4th – 10th June ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, June) down...

Why not have a good look at the lectern in your church, to see what is was made from and if it has a particular design. There seem to be two distinct styles for lecterns, either a ‘simple’ plain book holder or one in the shape of a bird.  Both styles are usually made from...

A recent study suggests that for every additional 500 steps you take each day, you may be lowering the risk of heart issues by 14 per cent. To put it another way, this recent study found that adults who took fewer than 2,000 steps a day were 77 per cent more likely to experience a...

Christian Aid is warning that since the Russian forces invaded Ukraine, “An estimated 15.7 million Ukrainians need humanitarian assistance. This includes 7.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in private homes with host communities and in collective centres.” Millions of Ukrainians are living in damaged homes or in buildings which are inappropriate for their needs....