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- – crises, faith and resilience By Roger Abbott and Robert White FRS, Monarch, £9.99 In a world where natural disasters are on the rise, Professor Robert White and Reverend Doctor Roger Abbott bring together a variety of voices explore how we respond, from both a practical and faith-lead viewpoint, to such tragedy. Including the stories...What Good is God?
- Clare (1194 – 1253) was the famous virgin foundress of the Minoresses or Poor Clares. Born at Assisi of the Offreduccio family, Clare grew up to hear the teaching of St Francis of Assisi, and at 18 she renounced all her possessions and joined him at the Portiuncula, where she became a nun. Soon Francis...11th August: Clare – choosing the riches of poverty
- In the year 1212 Clare, the 18-year-old daughter of a local Count, heard a young preacher called Francis. A few years earlier he had caused a sensation in the centre of the town where they both lived, Assisi in Italy, by stripping himself of his wealthy clothes and declaring that from now on he would...11th August: Clare of Assisi – prayer and simplicity
- St Radegund (518-87) is a saint for anyone who has suffered domestic abuse. She is also a reminder that domestic abuse can occur in any family, however wealthy, and can span the generations, so that some women go straight from violent father to violent husband. Radegund was born in 518, the daughter of Berthaire, king...*NEW 13th August: Radegund – victim of domestic abuse
- Editor: There are several major themes running through the News just now, and in order to help you get a quick overview of all our stories this month, we have grouped them under various headings. These stories were all released by the end of June, but things are moving so rapidly that by August, the...News (all stories) for August 2020
- Debts and lockdown Think about making a will and planning your funeral THE WAY I SEE IT: What have you missed most during lockdown? What is lurking in your garden? Talking better with your hands Fussy eaters Still love your neighbours? Who is most lonely now? Dramatic rise in home exercise injuries during lockdown More...Looking at You (all articles) for August 2020
- – inspiring a Fair Trade Revolution By Joe Osman, Lion Hudson, £12.99 Traidcraft was a true pioneer of the fair trade movement, and it played a major role in changing the landscape of ethical shopping. This book charts the history of Traidcraft from its birth in 1979 up until its 40th anniversary in 2019. The...Traidcraft
- Pandemic ‘transforms the Church into Netflix’ What has happened to church gardens and therapeutic gardening? Chinese government removes 250 crosses from churches Religious leaders condemn Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong All Party group of MPs warn of risk of genocide in Nigeria CAP still helping people out of debt Sudan’s new law...Looking at Your Church (all articles) for August 2020
- Over the lockdown period there has been a honeymoon for people in debt, when some official action has been put on hold. Honeymoon is perhaps not the best word; holiday may be better. At the beginning of the coronavirus emergency, the Government introduced regulations to temporarily prevent court officials such as bailiffs seizing goods in...Debts and lockdown
- Some people’s lives seem to epitomise the suffering of millions, but also to shine with a Christian response to it. One such person was Maximilian Kolbe, 1894 – 1941, a Franciscan priest of Poland, and publisher extraordinary. Maximilian was born at Zdunska Wola, near Lodz, where his parents, devout Christians, worked in a cottage weaving...14th August: Maximilian Kolbe – Christian witness in WW2
- On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. John 11 17-19 We have been living in strange times throughout the lockdown. Many of the...Think about making a will and planning your funeral
- The Covid-19 pandemic has “propelled the Church into the contemporary world,” says a new report from CPAS, an Anglican evangelical mission agency working with UK and Irish churches. ‘Everyone Welcome Online’ looks at the lockdown’s impact on churches and concludes, “Last month we were the Odeon, today we are Netflix. “In the 1950s, the Odeon...Pandemic ‘transforms the Church into Netflix’