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After the Tumult, Belonging

The tumult and the shouting dies;The Captains and the Kings depart:Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,An humble and a contrite heart. Kipling’s lines came back to...

The Catholic Question

A Roman Catholic British Prime Minister exposes some curious constitutional anomalies in Church appointments, argues Stephen Farrell It is either a sign of increased religious...

In Praise of the Country Parson

Not too long ago, I was visiting my mother in my hometown of Carrickfergus. She remarked to me that during any quiet moment I...

The Lost Art of Disagreeing Well

Following the killing of Ann Widdecombe, Christians have a responsibility to show that conviction and civility can coexist, writes Conor O’Reilly It used to be...

Trump, Tribes, and True Believers

In an age of political silos, we might have more in common than we think, says John Deane-O’Keeffe After the Gazette’s short summer break, I...

‘No One Came’

There is a terrible loneliness and abandonment in being attacked when you know you have no one you can call — no one you...

A Life Audit Over Rosé

As I write this there is an ominously long list on my desk taunting me. It is the list of things to be completed...

Unrepresented: The Problem with a Monocultural House of Bishops

You know what I like about you? You’re tall.’ So said an attendee at a funeral taken by my training rector. He had considered...

The Need for a Christocentric Identity

In the past few decades, there has been a perceptible drift by an increasing number of clergy towards political activism and virtue signalling, and...

Making Room for One Another: Worship, Growth and the Church We Are Becoming

There is a telling contrast before us. On an ordinary Sunday morning, many of our parish churches have rather more space in the pews...

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