Richard Hooker

Iftar in the Cathedral is exactly what the Queen (and Jesus) would want

If it had been called 'Tea & Chapatis' no-one would have batted an eyelid. But the meal had an upper-case Islamic name – Iftar – and it involved Arabic food: dates, samosas and stuff. Southwark Cathedral went a step further…

If Philip North can’t be Bishop of Sheffield, the Church of England ceases to be catholic

February 25, 2017
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The Dean of Christ Church, Professor Martyn Percy, has issued an ultimatum circumspectly entitled 'Questions of Ambiguity and Integrity'. It's quite long, but essentially it boils down to a choice:…

Richard Chartres, Bishop of London – thank you

February 3, 2017
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He radiates everything that a prince of the Church ought. There's a certain solemnity; a spiritual authenticity caped in holy gravitas. He exudes authority, grace and peace, like the Anglicanism…

Adrian Hilton on Justin Welby: “he is challenging the ‘principalities and powers’ of institutional existence”

November 8, 2016
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Here follows Adrian Hilton's (yes, Ed.) first letter to Martyn Percy, reflecting on the mission of the Church of England and the character and leadership of Justin Welby, Archbishop of…

Pope Francis moves Rome toward reason and experience

October 19, 2014
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As the headlines of "failure", "setback", "disappointment" and "dismay" spread throughout those parts of world which view just about everything the Church does as a failure or setback, or…