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Last week Historic England published the 2024 edition of its ‘Heritage at Risk Register’.  Once again Lincoln Cathedral was listed.  Once again, we were not the only English Cathedral to appear; but, once again, we were the only English Cathedral which, in its entirety, is considered to be at risk…

Sermon 18, November 2024 – The Very Revd Dr Simon Jones

This morning, for the first time in this Cathedral, the red poppy is not the only symbolic focus for our annual Act of Remembrance.  As we lifted our eyes to the familiar sight of hundreds of red paper flowers falling to the floor, 12,000 white paper doves provided a backdrop to their descent.  Each one is an integral part of a mass-participation artwork created by the sculptor Peter Walker.  On each one is written a prayer for peace…

Sermon, Sunday 10 November, 2024 – The Very Revd Dr Simon Jones

The current debate around assisted dying raises important and difficult questions for Christians.  To my mind the debate is challenging for a number of reasons. First, it’s difficult because it’s complex.  Shying away from complexity is always a temptation, as is turning complexity into a simple binary choice…

Sermon, Sunday 27 October – The Very Revd Dr Simon Jones