Category Archives: facts about faith

I was most impressed with Digby Anderson’s article in New Directions this month. I think he hits the nail on the head in revealing a hidden enemy in the decline of faith in our generation. The entire article can be … Continue reading →

That is the title of the book I am currently reading, which I stole from the study of Fr. Trevor Jones SSC, the Vicar of S. Peter’s, London Docks. (With his permission…my wicked side reluctantly adds) I am pleased I … Continue reading →

One of the silver linings to the dark cloud of 1992 was the provision of ‘flying Bishops’ for traditionalist parishes. Since the invention of women in holy orders, Anglo-Catholics have had their own Bishops to minister to them. Pictured above … Continue reading →

Since Hayley became pregnant with our second child I have been oft contemplating the incredible miracle of life before birth! What a lot happens from conception to delivery, and what an awesome responsibility and priviledge parenthood is! Little wonder that … Continue reading →

I am grateful to my friend Rod Taylor (pictured when the parish room resembled a tip) who has alerted me to a danger in my use of terminology. Rod rightly points out that I have a habit of using the … Continue reading →

Over the last two days we have highlighted the growing hostility shown towards Christians in Britain today. We have also looked at some of the reasons contributing to the decline of faith in our time. What we must now do … Continue reading →

Yesterday I launched an attack on the Government in relation to the direction this country is heading in. I made particular reference to the manner in which Christians are finding themselves marginalised, and increasingly mistreated, under the secular regime growing … Continue reading →

We have been looking at Lentern discipline the last few days and now we turn to the most important of all; sincere and heartfelt prayer. Prayer is the very water of the spiritual life, for without it nothing grows and … Continue reading →

Never in history has the church had such lengthy queues at the communion rail…. in comparison to such short queues at the confessional. What this reveals does not make easy reading- so be it- Lent calls us to face the … Continue reading →

One of the traditional disiplines of Lent is almsgiving. Giving alms, Jesus teaches, means making the needs of others our own, especially the needy. They are all around us: children and elderly, the sick and suffering, families and individuals, neighbours … Continue reading →