Category: Chapter Letter

There is more to life than death Unusually, Jo, my wife, and I went shopping this last week; as usual I managed to lose her, this time somewhere between lingerie…

Sources of peace and perspective Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent…

Hard times The structure of Charles Dickens’ “Hard Times” is based on a verse from St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians: For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also…

Preserve, savour and enjoy I was given the gift of a jar of this season’s honey during the week and it got me musing about symbols of fruitfulness and productivity.…

Real faith in a virtual world Some good friends unable to take their eagerly anticipated holiday to Rome last month chose instead to take a “Virtual Journey to Rome”. With…

With news this week of a possible new spike in Covid-19 in Europe, the imposition of quarantine periods and the disappointment of many holiday plans cancelled, there has been something…

A phoenix rising from the ashes I was sorting through some old papers earlier this week and found a Fabric Inspection Report written six years ago by our Architect, Nick…

What are we here for? There has been much soul searching during lockdown about the nature of what it is to be the church. There have been heated exchanges about…

Not to be sniffed at I read this last week about how the way we “sniff” is a versatile form of communication! The simplest sniff is that of closure: at…

Doors open again for private prayer The Cathedral, along with many other churches the length and breadth of our country, opens on Monday (15 June) for private prayer. With the…

Continue Maya Angelou was a poet, singer and civil rights activist who worked with Martin Luther King. I offer her words into a week when the campaign #blacklivesmatter has been…

May the gifts of the Spirit equip us and guide us on our way. There has been a lot of talk about self-care, trauma and managing mental health in these…