A Sense of Place
I’m writing this while in Vancouver, Canada. We have visited the Museum of Vancouver which devotes more than half of its space to the history of the Haida first nations people.
On the Lectionary/Advent
Goodbye to Year B, hello to Year C!
The End of the Church Year
Advent, the beginning of which we celebrate next Sunday, marks the beginning of a journey that we undertake each year as we travel through the Church Year.
Reasons to be cheerful
I was quite taken by a recent tweet from Bill Gates.
Inconceivable Sacrifice
One hundred years ago at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, during the time today when we are celebrating the Eucharist, ended a world war that had brought inconceivable suffering.
All Saints and All Souls
I saw the making of a saint in Rome on 14 October, the Canonisation of Oscar Romero.
After the Storm
I recently visited my parents in Cornwall. On their remote farm usually nothing at all can be heard at night.
Celebrations
I have been privileged to work for the BBC for 33 years. It has been a privilege because the BBC is arguably the most creative organisation in Britain.
Making Friends with Chaos
Wendell Berry is one of the wise old men (except that he’s been saying wise things for decades). He’s a Kentucky farmer, environmental activist, writer and poet. I recommend him to you.