Church historians are available in the CofE. Some of us can even write! Use us.

Also if you’d like to know what happened between the Synod of Whitby and the Middle Ages, check out my free online class: cathedraltheology.org/middleages

For all the stats, I’m actually quite confident at the moment that the CofE could actually win back Gen Z - for the reasons discussed in this article but also if we help them to an encounter with the Living God & the glorious mystery of faith.
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“I have been trying to tell our story but it feels that the world is looking away. International attention is focussed on Gaza and before that it was on Ukraine.”

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Today we learned that an Israeli military court has placed Palestinian Christian young woman Layan Nasir, who was arrested last week, in administrative detention for four months (renewable). No charges have been presented. Layan is just one of thousands of Palestinians who are in

We will be joining praying for peace in the Middle East St Augustine’s Church, Tooting service of hope this evening at 6pm in #tooting

BATCA Tooting Newsie

Thinking about symbolism of entrance procession at Mass, I have:

• reminds us of pilgrimage from earth via nave to heaven into sanctuary

• welcomes Jesus, present in priest “in persona Christi”

• shows us Jesus’ ascent to Calvary where sacrifice is offered

Anything else?

An acute and helpful diagnosis:

“While the students readily conceded that it would not be good to enslave another human person or to commit genocide, few felt comfortable declaring that the enslaver or genocidal maniac were truly objectively wrong in their perspectives.”

This is fun!

'Millions watched the dissonance in this video but it’s more than a viral moment. It’s a mirror. Dawkins is not alone in straddling this contradiction. Since the Enlightenment, the West has attempted to cultivate a Christian-like “ethos” while detaching itself from the faith.'

“Wandsworth is one of the 3 worst prisons in the country, but being old & being a remand jail shouldn’t be an excuse. Durham is 30 years older and a remand prison, but the physical & social conditions are much better.” Ruth Cadbury MP 💙 Shadow Minister for Prisons, Parole & Probation

“The conditions in prisons are a national scandal. Prisons aren’t rehabilitating... Wandsworth is the worst London prison, but Pentonville ain’t much better. Wormwood Scrubs ain’t much better. Brixton ain’t much better.”

Andrew Neilson from The Howard League

“The scramble for prison places has obscured 2 points:

Staffing problems; there are too many prisoners in the system; there aren’t enough staff.

The latest prison population projection sees an increase to 114k in 2028 from 88k in 2023.”

Andrew Neilson from The Howard League

“[At Liverpool], we established the minimum requirements of a cell, and everything that fell below that standard was decommissioned. We reduced the operational capacity. The main thing at Wandsworth is to start with a decency agenda…”

Pia Sinha from Prison Reform Trust

“When hope goes - when hope goes from staff and prisoners’ eyes, that’s when prisons become awful, dangerous places... The key thing is inviting the outside in. Keep talking. A closed system will pull rank”.

Pia Sinha from Prison Reform Trust speaking about how Liverpool Prison was improved

At a packed public Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign meeting hearing about the current horrific conditions at Wandsworth prison, esp absence of access to medicine and clothes, and 22 hour (at least) cell lockdowns.

Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign PrisonStorm Dr Rosena Allin-Khan St Anne's Church, Wandsworth, London

Please join me in praying for the well-being and swift release of Laylan Nasser, a member of St Peter’s Anglican Church in Birzeit, in the West Bank, snatched from her family by Israeli troops at 4am on Saturday without giving any reason or saying where she is being held

In the enormous post-everything clear up, I’ve rediscovered the books that explain how we’ve arrived at C of E 2024. This is from the Collins Illustrated Guide to the ASB 1980 (a bestseller, back then, obvs).

No, I have no idea what they’re doing. Cranmer might have had words.

Today sees the release of ‘Let There Be Light’ - a documentary exploring the pattern of harmful behaviours experienced under the leadership of Mike Pilavachi, a prominent figure in the UK Church. Our hope is for this film to be something of a care-package for the hurting, at the

The Annunciation is delayed. 👼🏽💙🤰

Credit to: diocese of Wenchoster

Happy feast!

(There’s an excellent explanation of why the feast is moved here: ealingmonks.org.uk/blog/we-announ…)