Category: Chapter Letter

This Sunday is the first in Advent, the beginning of the Church’s year and a time of preparation for the season of Christmas. In many ways Advent has become the…

As we travel through the Kingdom Season – remembering the saints who have gone before us, commending to God those loved ones whose loss we feel, and commemorating those who…

I seem to be something of an oddity in finding this time of the year one to which I look forward.  As the evenings draw in I find myself comforted…

There’s an old saying that “a volunteer is worth ten pressed men”, which says something about the value of those who offer their skills, time and energies voluntarily. As a…

September has been eventful! In this past month we have had the privilege of hosting a vast range of activities at the cathedral. There have been some significant additional acts…

At the moment we are in a season when creation is often a part of the focus of our worship – with harvest being largely gathered in, village churches around…

Over the past couple of years the weather in Lincolnshire has been weird. You can only feel sorry for farmers and others whose livelihood depends on relatively reliable patterns of…

Many of the people who visit the Cathedral throughout the year are drawn by a fascination with the building; and even those who may visit for other reasons cannot but…

August 6th is the Feast of the Transfiguration. It invites us not only to consider the revelation of the divine love of Christ made present amongst his closest disciples but…

About twenty years ago, when I worked as a freelance theological teacher, I was asked to teach a module on world religions. This was a very interesting and broadening experience…

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 St Giles medieval hospital was…

This is my final Sunday here at the Cathedral before I head off to Ipswich. The first time I ever came to Lincoln Cathedral was as part of a visiting…