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Editor:  5th April is end of the tax year. So, your readers may want to reflect that… A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. A few more deductions, and your take-home pay isn’t going to be enough to get you there. A penny saved is a...

-the long-suffering servant girl of Lucca If you have ever been in trouble for simply doing good, then Zita is the saint for you.  Born in 1218 to poor but devout parents in Monsagrati, Zita was sent at the age of 12 to work as a servant for the rich Fatinelli family in nearby Lucca....

Some 125 years ago, on 3rd April 1897, Johannes Brahms, the German composer, piano virtuoso and conductor, died – of either pancreatic or liver cancer. He had been something of a child prodigy: his father was poor and worked as a jobbing musician, mainly on double bass and French horn, but later his prospects improved. It...

“When you die, that’s it. Nothing. Out like a light.” That’s what the man in the pub said, and his mates all nodded, though the one whose mother had died the week before wasn’t really quite so certain. Still, it seemed to make sense. After all, we know what ‘dead’ means: dead leaves, dead batteries,...

Egypt has by far the largest Christian population in the Middle East. But many of Egypt’s Christians are very poor. In the extremely deprived area on the outskirts of Cairo nicknamed ‘Garbage City’, the vast majority of families are Christian. They make a living from recycling the rubbish that surrounds them. Recently a supporter of...

The General Synod has given unanimous backing to a call for the Government to ensure the protection of child survivors of trafficking, after hearing of fears that the Nationality and Borders Bill could leave more children unprotected and at risk. Members voted 331 in favour, with no votes against and no abstentions, both to acknowledge...

– missionary and martyr in the South Pacific 1841 Many of us can show great dedication in pursuit of a career that will bring us a good salary or position. Peter Chanel should be the patron saint of anyone who shows quiet determination in doing what they believe to be God’s call upon their life;...

Emmaus Easter Prayer 2022 That Day He too A Garden of Delight An Easter prayer The Call ** Emmaus (Luke 24:13-32) In the breaking of the bread Our eyes were opened, We knew Him then. The Lord was with us In Emmaus, There was no doubt. He was alive and with us, The scriptures made...

Up to a third of our children are consuming energy drinks every week, according to recent research by the British Medical Journal. The study, commissioned by the government, found that some under-18s have as many as five or more a week. Now experts have found that too many energy drinks lead to physical symptoms such...

General Synod has thanked the authors of a recent report proposing possible changes to the governance structures of the Church of England’s National Church Institutions. The report, produced by a group chaired by the Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines, and published last year, made a range of recommendations including merging the oversight of most of...

Do you have some spare weeks this year?  Want to do something meaningful with them?  Why not consider going on an Operation Mobilisation short-term outreach? OM gives two good reasons as to why you might want to go: Firstly, short-term outreaches “push you out of your comfort zone, meaning you’re compelled to trust Him in...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has planted a fig tree in the garden at Lambeth Palace as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The Archbishop of Canterbury said: “The beauty of trees reminds us of our responsibility to care for God’s creation, for each other and for generations to come....