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- What do you do when you find a large spider web in your house? If you ever feel some sympathy for the spider who went to all that trouble, then Felix is a good patron saint for you. He was saved by such a spider, spinning such a web. Felix had been born to a...14th January – St Felix of Nola, saved by a spider’s web
- The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – 18th to 25th January 11th January – why we have Plough Sunday 2026 Patronal Festival Grants available from the Choral Evensong Trust Embedding Religious Education is key to building understanding Bishop Mullally presses for palliative-care availability in Lords debate Bishop of Tewkesbury to be new lead safeguarding...Looking at Church (all articles) for January 2026
- How to keep those New Year Resolutions Complaints and refunds – what about consumer protection? Crufts welcomes mongrels Our long love affair with coffee What, oh what, is that person’s name?! Be smart – don’t keep up appearances< Eating alone ‘bad for pensioners’ health’ Why you should aim to eat the rainbow ** How to...Looking at You (all articles) for January 2026
- If your Christmas and New Year break included just too many people and even a bout of indigestion, then St Anthony may be the saint for you. He was a hermit-monk with a reputation for making poorly people feel better. Anthony was born in Coma (Upper Egypt) in 251, and at 20 became an ascetic....17th January – St Anthony of Egypt, hermit who defied an emperor
- Not many teenagers, on becoming a Christian, will devote themselves to winning others for Christ in a foreign land. Amy was such a person. She left Britain to live in a tiny village in Southern India. Here, for the next 56 years, Amy rescued hundreds of orphaned and vulnerable children, and served her Lord in...18th January – Amy Carmichael, founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship
- Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester from 1062 to 1095, occupies a unique place in British church history. He was the last surviving pre-Conquest bishop, the first bishop to pay homage to William the Conqueror after the battle of Hastings, and one of the few Saxons to keep high office to the end of William’s reign. On top...19th January – Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095
- The more things change, the more they remain the same. You could read Meinrad’s story today in the newspapers of any large city. He was born near Wurtemberg of a free peasant family and he became a monk at Reichenau (Switzerland). In 829 he moved to Einsiedeln to be a hermit, where he lived quietly...21st January – St Meinrad, victim of grievous bodily harm
- “Pray with us,” the Archbishop of Hong Kong, the Most Revd Andrew Chan, has asked, following a horrific fire in seven residential tower blocks in Wang Fuk Court, in Tai Po. At least 146 people were killed. The complex was home to about 4600 people, and in addition to those killed, dozens have been critically...Anglicans in Hong Kong offer prayers and support in aftermath of deadly fire
- We are full of good intentions at the start of each year. How come we usually fizzle out by February? Here are some tips to keep you going… Be realistic. If you have several goals, don’t attempt them all at once. Research has found that if you stagger your goals, you will have more success....How to keep those New Year Resolutions
- This year the prayers and reflections are from the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical Churches. These resources draw upon centuries-old traditions of prayer and petitions used by the Armenian people, along with hymns that originated in the ancient monasteries and churches of Armenia, some of which date as far back...The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – 18th to 25th January
- Agnes should be the patron saint of all the young Christian girls alive today who live in areas of the world where they face kidnap, rape, forced marriage, persecution and even death – simply because they are Christian. Agnes, born c 291, probably came from a noble Roman family. She converted to Christianity at the...21st January – St Agnes, child martyr of Rome
- ‘Use honest scales and honest weights’ Leviticus 19:36 ‘The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favour with him.’ Proverbs 11:1 These verses are not about the scales you use to weigh yourself, to see how much weight you have put on over Christmas! It is a biblical warning for businesspeople to act...Complaints and refunds – what about consumer protection?