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German carpenters who brought the Virgin to life Kim Woods enthuses about the riches of late-Gothic altarpieces Subscriber only	Frosty priests make moan Christmas? Don’t get me started. John Wall considers why the clergy hatethis time of year so much Subscriber only	Maggie Durran: Power of prayer What part does prayer play in this work to open up our churches and re-engage with our neighbours? Subscriber only

Greenbelt: music I’D LIKE to introduce you to an artist who has delighted me more than any other in the last three years. Subscriber only	Greenbelt: worship THERE ARE certain things you can guarantee at Greenbelt. Subscriber only	Find the fun in profundity IN ONE OF his Christmas sermons, the 12th-century Cistercian abbot Bernard of Clairvaux lays before his monks the tender notion of the “little Word”... Subscriber only

Testing dialogue to the limit A forum for families on both sides of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is helping those hit hardest to choose reconciliation instead of revenge, as Margaret... Subscriber only	Interview: Michael Wakelin head of BBC Religion and Ethics ‘My personal faith is not very relevant to the job’ Subscriber only	Speaking an Ave or two MARIAN DEVOTION by Anglo-Catholics (in full fig) is the theme of the many photos in a new history of the Society of Mary, formed in 1931 from two older... Subscriber only

Christmas inside walls and under stars I suppose the oddest thing that we do is not to go out to church. Our worship at Christmas, as every day, is in our own chapel within the convent. Subscriber only

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