The term “Reconciled Diversity” was taken from a biography of Pope Francis by Catholic commentator Austen Ivereigh, in which the-then Cardinal Bergoglio at an ecumenical gathering in Buenos Aires in 2006, described it as: The beauty of a people in which no one had to give up being who they were, yet who could walk […]
Bible reading 1 Timothy 4: 4-16 Christmas Eve for many is the day when we pack up work for the festive holiday and look forward to some time off – apart from the Clergy that is. It is also the day when certain people choose to do their last-minute Christmas shopping – married men in […]
In my last post I quoted from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, I Want to Live These Days with You[1] which contains a year-long series of devotions which form part of my own daily reading. While continuing my daily reading I came across this passage dated for August 26th and did not want to let it pass without comment. […]
This piece was originally posted on August 01st for Black Country Urban Industrial Mission (www.bcuim.co.uk) discussing how the pandemic is likely to result in workplace chaplains such as myself, having to re-learn the art of listening so important to our ministry. I would advocate this is something any of us whose work involves interacting with […]
Today is Global MND Awareness Day when we highlight the need to raise awareness of a disease which in the UK kills on average around six people per day. MND or Motor Neurone Disease, is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It attacks the nerves that control movement so muscles […]
The Latin text used in the title was taken from a biography of Pope Francis by Austen Ivereigh called, The Great Reformer: Francis The Making of a Radical Pope[1], in which Francis describes the differences between a Bishop who watches over his people (vigilia) as opposed to one who keeps watch for them (vela). In […]
The opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities describing the upheaval of the French revolution, is in many ways a fitting place with which to try and reflect on the state of our nation (and a world) almost a 1/5th of the way into the twenty-first century. Three months on from when the literary […]
As the Office of National Statistics (ONS) confirms that the United Kingdom entered into the sharpest recession since records began in 1955, it is clear that Covid-19 has wrought untold damage with very few economic sectors left untouched by the pandemic. Over 113,000 jobs lost since the March lockdown began with the aviation, retail and […]
The Authorised Biography of the Celebrated Cricketer and Bishop by Andrew Bradstock, SPCK, 348pp, £19.99 In this first authorised biography we meet the man who exchanged a life of privilege and potential sporting greatness, to a life serving the needs of the poor and marginalised in the inner cities, becoming as famous for his achievements […]
Society has long tried to provide or understand the link between rights and responsibilities – and the individuals place within it. Politicians and others with an interest in these matters often refer to them for example, when justifying the latest government legislation or proposing amendments to existing laws, such as doubling prison terms for assaulting […]
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