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It is easy to understand the popularity of Mary Magdalene over the centuries: she is the patron saint both of repentant sinners and of the contemplative life. Jesus drove seven demons from Mary, who came from near Tiberius in Galilee.  She became His follower to the bitter end.  She followed Him to Jerusalem and was...

In the West, insomnia is thought to affect between 10 and 30 per cent of adults at any one time, according to the Economic and Social Research Council. The group also says that a tenth of British adults regularly take some kind of sleeping tablet, with its accompanying risk of addiction. Now The Sleep Charity,...

This month should see the start of the Tokyo Olympics, having been postponed from last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. A number of New Testament letters refer to Olympic sport including Hebrews: ‘Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin...

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It is easy to understand the popularity of Mary Magdalene over the centuries: she is the patron saint both of repentant sinners and of the contemplative life. Jesus drove seven demons from Mary, who came from near Tiberius in Galilee.  She became His follower to the bitter end.  She followed Him to Jerusalem and was...

The Church of England aims to enable contactless giving in half of all parishes over the next two years. The first pilot scheme has been launched in more than 100 churches across the Diocese of Carlisle to help encourage contactless giving, making giving easier for congregations. The pilot will help pave the way for a...

Before the pandemic, about a quarter of children could not swim the curriculum stipulated length when they left primary school. But now it is feared that by 2025, this could rise to three in five of all primary school children. The figure comes from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Swimming and Swim England. With...

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Bishop challenges the BBC on its religious broadcasting The ‘must have’ magazine for anyone who loves Christian books. Opening and closing churches in the UK Can comedy point the way to faith? The value of making our church ‘common ground’ When someone you love is dying ** Editor:  You may wish to...

All in the month of JULY 100 years of the Chinese Communists Bombing of the King David Hotel, Jerusalem Remembering Princess Diana A tribute to Dolly the Sheep Twitter marks its 15th birthday How climate change could affect your cup of tea Ivy on your house is not really so bad after all ** Editor: ...

The timetable for what is expected to be the first full in-person meeting of the Church of England’s General Synod for a year and a half has been published. Synod will meet at Church House, Westminster, from Friday 9th July to Tuesday 13th July for what will also be the final meeting of the current...

More than half of us admit that we will miss some aspects of the Covid-19 restrictions, especially spending more time at home with our family, and appreciating the quieter roads. A recent study by King’s College London and Ipsos Mori found that around one third of us feel the past year has been similar or...

Fake news is not new. Perhaps one old example is the assertion that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute. Back in the 6th Century, Pope Gregory is said to have confused her with two other women in the Bible. Medieval Bible scholars also attempted to name an unidentified sinful woman who had washed and anointed the...