Articles tagged Church:
Justin Welby – Ten Years On
- 22 Mar 2023
Ten years ago this week Justin Welby was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. Ten turbulent years for the Church of England over which he presides, and ten turbulent years for the Archbishop personally. During this decade we have learnt a...
Advent – the season the Church of England has forgotten
- 28 Nov 2022
Christmas decorations started appearing back in November and I noticed on the weekly shopping order that seasonal delicacies started to pop up in the ‘would you like’ column too around the same time. Outside the temperature was still hitting the 20s, inside it was yule logs an...
Will Rishi Sunak want to appoint the Bishops?
- 26 Oct 2022
Rishi Sunak’s arrival in Downing Street as the new Prime Minister brings new hope as well as fresh opportunity. His thinking on who should form his Cabinet and serve in his government has been tightly held information. Indeed the absence of informed speculation is remarkable a...
Trafalgar Service Talk
- 27 Oct 2019
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen This morning I received the following signal from the Admiralty: “On the 214th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar I join with you in remembering all those who fought at this great engagement. The br...
Brexit is proving to be a brutal experience for all our institutions including the Church of England
- 11 Oct 2019
Like a great scythe Brexit slices its way through our national life, from Parliament to the courts, the civil service to civil society, no institution or organisation, public or private, is left untouched – including the nation’s Church, the Church of England. Brexit is, and w...