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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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    The destruction of Palmyra and the rebirth of Syria

    6th May 2022

    A French woman’s take on la Reine Elizabeth

    26th October 2022

    Never forget

    21st June 2022
  • 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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    Richard Bauckham Joseph Evans Monica Sharp Desmond FX Kon

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    A tale of two Canalettos

    25th February 2022

    “For 70 years the Queen turned up”

    27th September 2022
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    Who cares?

    10th August 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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    Boughs, bumps and bridges

    29th July 2022

    Of memory and meaning

    2nd October 2023
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    Revelations

    8th June 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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    The grace of time: why the young and the old must learn from each other

    25th March 2022

    Forget zoom, try zoos

    13th May 2021

    Middle-Eastern woman goes on frankfurter frenzy

    6th March 2020
  • 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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    Stop trying to be happy if you want to find joy

    20th March 2021
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    Turning life’s prose into verse

    25th April 2021

    Pounding away at life’s keyboard

    18th 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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    When is a painting not just a painting?

    22nd April 2020

    Mercy’s sweet perfume

    3rd April 2022

    Philosophy lessons from Spider-Man

    2nd November 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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    Real men care

    11th January 2023

    Downsizing: how to cope when the children leave home

    26th March 2020

    The Decameron and the power of stories

    29th April 2020
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    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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    From a place called love

    24th July 2022

    Take a break and ask the Big Questions

    20th February 2022

    London calling

    26th 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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    The realism of magic and the magic of reality

    22nd June 2021

    Many Happy Returns

    18th June 2020

    Forget zoom, try zoos

    13th 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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    Resurrection lessons from wilting flowers

    17th April 2022
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    I’m coming home …

    1st March 2021
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    Putting playtime back on the agenda

    14th February 2021
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