Category: Chapter Letter

“Be still and know that I am God.” We have witnessed some extraordinary and alarming scenes this week as protesters stormed the Capitol, the very seat of democracy in America.…

With such big and deeply serious concerns engulfing our world at present it is easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious. To find ourselves sinking or being oppressed by a sense…

As I sit down and write this Chapter Letter a large removal lorry is parked outside the Subdeanery being loaded with our goods and chattels so they can be taken…

At morning prayer each day during this Kingdom season we have been using the canticle of the New Creation from the prophet Isaiah. I will make a way in the…

A time to remember There is no doubt that the year 2020 is, for better or for worse, going to be remembered! Pandemic, lockdowns, American presidential elections, Brexit and with…

From the Dean: We are delighted at the recent announcement that Canon Nick Brown is to be our new Precentor. He will be joining us on 18th December. I have…

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…