Lorraine CavanaghMay 193 minMikhail Khodarenok – The ‘What If?’ QuestionIt is reported by the BBC[1] that a senior Russian military figure, Mikhail Khodarenok, a military analyst and retired colonel has, on a...
Antony PickthallMay 63 minRoe V. Wade - What Would Jesus Do?Back in the 70’s and 80’s there were Christians who wore a wrist band with the letters WWJD, standing for ‘What would Jesus Do?’ I never...
Lorraine CavanaghApr 203 minNuclear SundayLISTEN: Nuclear weapons don't prevent war. What they do is create risks that any conflict can escalate into a nuclear one — by mistake
Lorraine CavanaghApr 152 minHoly Week: Good FridayThere are flowers along the way, yellow celandines, and the small insects of early Spring. These leave him, but the flies stay. They...
Lorraine CavanaghApr 142 minHoly Week: Maundy ThursdayThe last meal. It ends with a ritual which by its very strangeness is key to our understanding of what Holy Week is about. Jesus washes...
Lorraine CavanaghApr 143 minHoly Week: Christ Before PilateAuthority and power are often conflated and confused. Before beginning to write this, I checked back on the story of Jesus before Pilate,...
Lorraine CavanaghApr 24 minThe Church Must Die To ItselfIn the current edition of the Church Times, we are given a stark portrayal of bullying as it is experienced in the Church today.
theatresetMar 132 minMagnificatWe tend to think of Lent as a time for keeping to the rules, which makes it a rather miserable season. Right now, I’m looking out of the...
Lorraine CavanaghJan 2519 minFear and the ChurchMy child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing. Set your heart right and be steadfast, and do not be impetuous...
theatresetJan 114 minThe Things We Tell OurselvesScrolling through twitter a couple of days ago, I came across this tweet ‘What would you tell your 18 year-old self?’ I suppose it very...
Lorraine CavanaghJan 114 minIn Such TimesBook cover for 'In Such Times: Reflections on Living with Fear' by Lorraine Cavanagh
theatresetJan 44 minIn Such TimesWith all that’s going on in the world right now, the things which we fear in regard to war and disease especially, but also the small...
theatresetDec 20, 20214 minDoubts About DoubtOur candle-lit carol service, last night, was in every way conducive to the contemplation of God. The church wasn’t even freezing cold....
theatresetDec 11, 20213 minDoing GoodI bought a copy of The Big Issue yesterday, the first in a long time. I was a bit shocked at the increase in price. Then came a mixture...
theatresetDec 3, 20213 minAdvent – A Time For The Church To RepentI have just come from a country where the commercial machinery of Christmas seems to be already operating at full capacity, in a remote...
theatresetNov 13, 20212 minAtonement and Climate Change – Speed Is Of The Essence‘Those resisting responsibility will hear blame’ writes one of the respondents to my last post. They may, but whether they hear it or...
theatresetNov 11, 20213 minEnding The Blame GameAt the end of yesterday’s edition of Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’, Emma Barnett has her guests, John Humphries and Jon Snow, cornered like...
theatresetOct 27, 20213 minTime After TimeI had one of those moments, yesterday, when life could have taken a radical turn for the worse, or even ended altogether. In fact, it was...
theatresetOct 4, 20215 minPeace, Perfect Peace?It suits the powerful not to know what people’s lives are really like, so they use all means available to them to make the people they...
theatresetSep 16, 20213 minThe Trouble With GodSeldom do the readings set for any one Sunday match the mood of the moment, still less the mood of the person preaching. Take harvest,...
Lorraine CavanaghMay 193 minMikhail Khodarenok – The ‘What If?’ QuestionIt is reported by the BBC[1] that a senior Russian military figure, Mikhail Khodarenok, a military analyst and retired colonel has, on a...
Antony PickthallMay 63 minRoe V. Wade - What Would Jesus Do?Back in the 70’s and 80’s there were Christians who wore a wrist band with the letters WWJD, standing for ‘What would Jesus Do?’ I never...
Lorraine CavanaghApr 203 minNuclear SundayLISTEN: Nuclear weapons don't prevent war. What they do is create risks that any conflict can escalate into a nuclear one — by mistake
Lorraine CavanaghApr 152 minHoly Week: Good FridayThere are flowers along the way, yellow celandines, and the small insects of early Spring. These leave him, but the flies stay. They...
Lorraine CavanaghApr 142 minHoly Week: Maundy ThursdayThe last meal. It ends with a ritual which by its very strangeness is key to our understanding of what Holy Week is about. Jesus washes...
Lorraine CavanaghApr 143 minHoly Week: Christ Before PilateAuthority and power are often conflated and confused. Before beginning to write this, I checked back on the story of Jesus before Pilate,...
Lorraine CavanaghApr 24 minThe Church Must Die To ItselfIn the current edition of the Church Times, we are given a stark portrayal of bullying as it is experienced in the Church today.
theatresetMar 132 minMagnificatWe tend to think of Lent as a time for keeping to the rules, which makes it a rather miserable season. Right now, I’m looking out of the...
Lorraine CavanaghJan 2519 minFear and the ChurchMy child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing. Set your heart right and be steadfast, and do not be impetuous...
theatresetJan 114 minThe Things We Tell OurselvesScrolling through twitter a couple of days ago, I came across this tweet ‘What would you tell your 18 year-old self?’ I suppose it very...