Happy 30th Anniversary Imagine you are organising a ve-day festival for 1,700 young people. Where are they going to stay? Where are they going to eat? What about washing and toilet facilities? What if it rains? So much to think about, even before you begin…

Charlie Gard dies after sparking global debate on the ethics of life and death Baby Charlie Gard’s tragic fate became a cause célèbre, sparking a global debate on the ethics of life and death. It prompted reactions from President Trump and Pope Francis and drew…

Simply … making Christ known and loved everywhere St Francis was hailed as the saint of the moment at a recent meeting held in Swanwick to discuss the current relevance of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis. St Francis lived from 1182-…

Random acts of kindness “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see,” said Mark Twain. John Fuller recently made a month-long effort not to utter a single negative word to or about his wife. For a similar period, Katie…

Is church for the long-term? If it is not happening in a parish somewhere then it is not happening. This may be just another way of saying “… Mission is always in a local context – whether diocese, parish or other local community” (Archbishop of…

Church leaders call for political parties to ‘Go the extra mile’ Ireland’s Church leaders have written to the leaders of the ve main political parties involved in the Northern Ireland talks process. They strongly encouraged them “to go the extra mile” to create an accommodation…