Faith

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More than normal suffering

Gervase Vernon suggests that Simone Weil’s definition of affliction has lessons for the Churches today

24 Jan 2025

Articles of faith

Articles of Faith: A photo, a piece of barbed wire, a memoir

AFTER reading Russian at Oxford, and then studying Russian politics at the LSE, I joined Michael Bourdeaux’s Keston Institute, which studies religion in Communist countries, and founded its academic journal

24 Jan 2025

In the parish

In the parish: Time to be silent and time to speak

Melissa Dickinson describes the function of climate-anxiety cafés

24 Jan 2025

Sunday’s readings

3rd Sunday of Epiphany

17 Jan 2025

Faith features

Faith: legacy of the medieval spiritual writer Richard Rolle

17 Jan 2025

Articles of faith

Articles of Faith: the Prayer Book, rosary beads, and a holding cross

17 Jan 2025

In the parish

In the parish: How to run a community food project

17 Jan 2025

Sunday’s readings

2nd Sunday of Epiphany

13 Jan 2025

Faith features

What is it like living in a Christian community?

10 Jan 2025

Articles of faith

Articles of Faith: poems, paintings, and rosemary

10 Jan 2025

In the parish

In the parish: How a Bookbank was started

10 Jan 2025

Sunday’s readings

Baptism of Christ (1st Sunday of Epiphany)

06 Jan 2025

Faith features

Faith series: The manifold manifestations

03 Jan 2025

Sunday’s readings

2nd Sunday of Christmas

02 Jan 2025

Sunday’s readings

Christmas Day

20 Dec 2024

Sunday’s readings

1st Sunday of Christmas

20 Dec 2024

Faith features

Short story: Francis Spufford conjures up Christmas during the Blitz

20 Dec 2024

Faith features

Advent faith series: How prayer lets us sing a new song

20 Dec 2024

Faith features

Christmas collects: Incarnate Christ proclaimed

20 Dec 2024

Faith features

Making your way home at Christmas

20 Dec 2024

Faith features

In the beginning — or the end?

20 Dec 2024

Sunday’s readings

4th Sunday of Advent

13 Dec 2024

Faith features

Advent faith series: George Herbert’s ‘The Pulley’

13 Dec 2024

Sunday’s readings

3rd Sunday of Advent

06 Dec 2024

Faith features

Herbert at his most masterly

06 Dec 2024

Sunday’s readings

2nd Sunday of Advent

29 Nov 2024

Faith features

Herbert’s Advent ‘wreathe’

29 Nov 2024

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Faith

More than normal suffering

Articles of Faith: A photo, a piece of barbed wire, a memoir

In the parish: Time to be silent and time to speak

3rd Sunday of Epiphany

Faith: legacy of the medieval spiritual writer Richard Rolle

Articles of Faith: the Prayer Book, rosary beads, and a holding cross

In the parish: How to run a community food project

2nd Sunday of Epiphany

What is it like living in a Christian community?

Articles of Faith: poems, paintings, and rosemary

In the parish: How a Bookbank was started

Baptism of Christ (1st Sunday of Epiphany)

Faith series: The manifold manifestations

2nd Sunday of Christmas

Christmas Day

1st Sunday of Christmas

Short story: Francis Spufford conjures up Christmas during the Blitz

Advent faith series: How prayer lets us sing a new song

Christmas collects: Incarnate Christ proclaimed

Making your way home at Christmas

In the beginning — or the end?

4th Sunday of Advent

Advent faith series: George Herbert’s ‘The Pulley’

3rd Sunday of Advent

Herbert at his most masterly

2nd Sunday of Advent

Herbert’s Advent ‘wreathe’

Top Feature

Travel and retreats: Walking with Magnus

Job of the Week

Chaplain

Europe

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London and Home Counties

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