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    The Italian presepe: history and meaning of an ancient Christmas tradition

    23rd December 2024 / 1 Comment

    (6 minutes) Monica Sharp explains why the comforting presence of the crèche persists.

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    Clashes in the Caucasus

    21st January 2022

    The triumph of the playboy: how the sexual revolution has turned against women

    30th September 2022

    What is the purpose of education?

    9th January 2020
  • Latest,  Poetry

    Carnage at Christmas

    31st December 2023 / No Comments

    (5 minute read) On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me six poems by Richard Bauckham, Monica Sharp, Desmond FX Kon and Joseph Evans.

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    The Philippines: life beyond elections

    15th June 2022
    Lent Ash Wednesday

    Smile … It’s Lent!

    3rd March 2022
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    Wellcome to the world of Rooted Beings

    13th July 2022
  • Poetry

    Christmas through the mist

    29th December 2021 / No Comments

    (1 minute read) This poem is part of a collection of poetry by Richard Bauckham entitled Tumbling into Light.

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    Lessons from the lions

    20th May 2022

    Of memory and meaning

    2nd October 2023

    The simple grace of being

    29th April 2022
  • Family,  History

    A pauper’s Christmas

    28th December 2021 / 2 Comments

    (6 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst goes beyond the Christmas card imagery to discover the disturbing truth about life in Victorian England.

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    Healing wounded hearts

    29th March 2022
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    The grace of time: why the young and the old must learn from each other

    25th March 2022

    No rest for the dearly departed: religious freedom and crematoriums

    20th September 2022
  • Stroll with Nicole

    O Come ALL ye faithful …

    25th December 2021 / No Comments

    (3 minute read) Nicole Law reflects on the challenges facing humanity as she sets up her Christmas crib.

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    Being a perfect woman sucks

    21st August 2022

    Are we falling behind?

    23rd October 2023
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    Why losing our balance might just be what we need

    4th September 2022
  • Art & Culture,  History

    The hidden meaning of Christmas art

    24th December 2021 / No Comments

    (5 minute read) Carolyn Morrison offers a guide to the meaning and message of Christmas through five very different artworks, from Bruegel to Banksy.

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    Of memory and meaning

    2nd October 2023

    Grief

    4th January 2020
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    Wake up and smell the (history of) coffee

    23rd February 2022
  • Family,  Lifestyle

    Joy to the world

    23rd December 2021 / No Comments

    (3 minute read) In adulthood festive joy is changed, not ended, as Marie McCoy discovers.

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    Let it go

    9th February 2022

    The realism of magic and the magic of reality

    22nd June 2021

    A headteacher’s pandemic diary

    8th February 2021
  • Stroll with Nicole

    The art of waiting well

    19th December 2021 / No Comments

    (2 minute read) Nicole Law learns the hardest lesson of Advent.

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    Why losing our balance might just be what we need

    4th September 2022

    In praise of burnt toast

    30th December 2023

    Discovering – and being – the saint next door

    1st November 2022
  • Family,  History

    From pagan Yule to carols and cribs

    16th December 2021 / No Comments

    (8 minute read) Jasmine Jones uncovers the history of Christmas as we know it, from pagan Yule to carols and cribs.

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    Art for the soul

    8th April 2022

    No rest for the dearly departed: religious freedom and crematoriums

    20th September 2022

    Bridges to understanding

    4th May 2021
  • Stroll with Nicole

    We wish you a thoughtful Christmas

    12th December 2021 / No Comments

    (2 minute read) Nicole Law offers some practical ideas on how to make the upcoming festivities more human and more authentic.

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    Nicole Law

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    Tested in fire: the positive side of suffering

    19th June 2022

    You don’t have to die to rest in peace

    20th June 2021

    London calling

    26th November 2022
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