Christianity
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Boniface and the story of the Christmas tree
St Boniface, who was born in or near Crediton around the year 675, went on to play a central role in the conversion to Christianity of what we now call Germany. But he is also important as we think about...
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Richard Hooker and the Anglican way to worship
Heavitree, when I grew up there, had been for many years a suburb of Exeter. But when Richard Hooker (1554-1600) was born there, Heavitree was separated from Devon’s county town by fields and meadows. Richard Hooker proved to be an...
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From Devon to Canterbury
In the entire history of the Church of England there has only been one father and son who have both become Archbishop of Canterbury – and they have a strong Devon connection. The father was Frederick Temple, one of whose...
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George Martin and Dodman Point cross, Cornwall
On Friday, 24 July 2015, Sheila and I walked from Treveague Farm, Gorran Haven, in Cornwall to Dodman Point. Dominating the scene is a large, granite cross erected in 1896 by Rev George Martin. The National Trust...
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Michael Gove: Why I’m proud to be a Christian
Michael Gove: Why I'm proud to be a Christian (and Jeremy Paxman should be ashamed) Jeremy Paxman was on great form last week, reminding us that when it...
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The man the Archbishop of Canterbury would have loved to meet
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, visited this year's Soul Survivor - an annual major Christian youth event in Britain. He was interviewed while there and the interview is available on U-Tube. At the end of the interview he was...
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Archbishop of Canterbury and James Hudson Taylor
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, visited this year's Soul Survivor - an annual major Christian youth event in Britain. He was interviewed while there and the interview is available on U-Tube. At the end of the interview he was...
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Pope Francis on the most important thing that can happen to a person
Addressing nine boys who received their first communion after confirmation on Sunday at the Parish of St Cyril of Alexandria in Rome, Pope Francis said: 'The most important thing that can happen to a person is to encounter Jesus: the...
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Pope Francis on ‘the eyes of the soul’
VATICAN CITY, April 26, 2013 Staff members from the Vatican Typography, the Vatican Labour Office and Vatican State Police attended the daily Mass celebrated by Pope Francis yesterday. During his sermon, the Pope spoke from John’s Gospel on Jesus’ words to his disciples:...
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Pope Francis to young people: Don’t be afraid to dream great things!
Here is a translation of part of what Pope Francis said at his weekly General Audience address in St. Peter’s Square yesterday: In the square, I saw today there are many young people. Is it so? Are there very many young...
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