A View from our Diocese

Who is my Neighbour ? The tragic death of Dr Jason Arday over the summer caused many of us to ponder

A Time of Turning September always brings a change of rhythm. Children and young people head back to school or off

800 years ago, on 14 June 1226, an extraordinary event took place at the heart of the post-Conquest, still-new Diocese of

One Church, One Faith, One Lord It has been a joy these first four months of the year being the acting

The elusive hare One of the many blessings of the spring is the reappearance of that most mysterious of countryside creatures,

An eternal address Living in two places at once, which most of us need to do at some point in our

“Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you,

It is rare to have the Feast of Candlemas, February 2nd, so close to the start of Lent, Ash Wednesday 18th

Taking the plunge Rebecca and I spend New Year with a group of friends on the Devon coast who have developed

This December, Carol and I will visit the tiny Channel Island of Alderney. It is a beautiful but heavily fortified place,

‘As we rejoice in the gift of this new day, so may the light of your presence, O God, set our

During the wistful first week of September, just before our youngest departed for university, we took a week’s holiday in North

September is always a month of endings, as well as new beginnings.  As the bright colours of summer fade into the

Some of the joys of a bishop’s ministry are Confirmation Services, we have had a good number so far this year

Jack Spratt’s scrap heap clock To St Andrew’s, Wootton Rivers, and an invitation to place the first signature in their new