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There is a saint for Leap Year:  He is St Oswald of Worcester, who died on 29th February 992.  His family story was extraordinary, and full of some surprising ‘leaps’, all by itself.  It provides a tantalising glimpse of what happened to at least one of those pagan Viking warriors who settled in Anglo-Saxon Britain....

The National Trust was founded in January 1895, 125 years ago, to ‘promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the nation of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest and as regards lands for their natural aspect features, animal and plant life.’ This concern for our world raises an important question...

                  After Prayer – New Sonnets and other poems By Malcolm Guite, Canterbury Press, £10.99 This major new poetry collection from bestselling poet and priest Malcolm Guite features more than 70 new and previously unpublished works. At the heart of this collection is a sequence of 27...

Wise Men A prayer for Love God’s hands   The Turning of the Year The Joys of January! Dedicating the ‘wild waves’ of 2020 to God – a Pilgrim’s Plea A waking prayer The Vision clear A prayer for humility ** Wise Men Once there were some wise men, They didn’t know the way, But they...

By Malcolm Guite, Canterbury Press, £10.99 This major new poetry collection from bestselling poet and priest Malcolm Guite features more than 70 new and previously unpublished works. At the heart of this collection is a sequence of 27 sonnets written in response to George Herbert’s exquisite sonnet ‘Prayer’, each one describing prayer in an arresting...

By Nathan Eddy, Lion Hudson, £9.99  This book aims to inspire your reading of the Bible in a changing world. Its contributors include biblical scholars, creative writers, church leaders, activists for peace and justice and a range of others.  The book offers 366 sets of notes, prayers and suggestions for action on biblical themes.

By Canon Dr Andrew White, SPCK, £14.99 Having spent most of his life ministering and being a peace negotiator in the Middle East (especially Bagdad and Jerusalem) Canon White introduces his readers to some of the horrific truths of a suffering world, including kidnapping and terrorism. With each meditation throughout the year Andrew White shares...

1          The naming of Jesus 1          Have you ever wondered where the name ‘Jesus’ comes from? 2          Basil the Great – champion of the Church 2          Basil and Gregory – lives of costly discipleship 5          Simeon Stylites – one of the weirder saints! 6          Epiphany 6          Where did the Wise Men come from?...

By Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, DLT, £6.99 In this beautiful little book Ronald Rolheiser turns on its head the idea that religious life is the preserve of monks and nuns. Our cloisters are the walls of our home and our work, the streets we walk, and the people with whom we share our lives. The domestic...

It is Matthew and Luke who tell the story of how the angel instructed that Mary’s baby was to be named Jesus – a common name meaning ‘saviour’.  The Church recalls the naming of Jesus on 1 January – eight days after 25 December (by the Jewish way of reckoning days).  For in Jewish tradition,...

The name Jesus is a transliteration of a name that occurs in several languages.  It is of Hebrew origin, ‘Yehosua’, or Joshua.  Or there is the Hebrew-Aramaic form, ‘Yesua’.  In Greek, it became ‘ Ἰησοῦς’ (Iēsoûs),  and in Latin it became ‘Iesus’. The meaning of the name is ‘Yahweh delivers’ or ‘Yahweh rescues’, or ‘Yahweh...

All in the month of JANUARY Remember the Millennium Bug? Bridge Over Troubled Water When we found Antarctica Old words, new meanings Your dog and the postman Diabetes could ‘bankrupt’ the health service Antidepressants can really help Where are the mothers for the PTA? ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates...