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Combatting Climate Change: the Paris Summit and the Mission of the Church I am very grateful for this debate, for the work done by the Environmental Working Group and the lead given by Her Majesty’s Government that we heard about earlier. I wholeheartedly support all parts of this motion. Together with other northern dioceses, Sheffield […]
I received a letter last week from Pope Francis. So did you. The letter is addressed to the whole of humankind, not only Roman Catholics and not simply Christians. Francis writes “I wish to address every living person on the planet” (2). The letter addresses the profound danger the world faces from environmental deterioration: the […]
Some of the hardest conversations we will ever have are about death. How do you begin even to raise the subject with those you love? How do you talk about your deepest hopes and fears, your dreams for your life, your pain and anxiety, your concern for those around you? Talking about death isn’t easy […]
The Prime Minister will not be short of advice as he appoints the Cabinet and prepares the Queen’s Speech. There is a particular bible story about accepting and weighing advice that I would suggest it might be helpful for him to read and ponder in the first days of the new government. It’s a story […]
Less than two thirds of the population cast their vote in the last General Election in 2010. Less than half of under 25’s turned out to vote. People feel detached from politics. Our society needs fresh vision. We face different threats and problems at home and across the world. An election campaign is an opportunity […]
Hope for the Future A Presidential Address to the Sheffield Diocesan Synod 8th March, 2014 In the 1940’s, William Beveridge and William Temple spoke of five giants. They were referring to the evils which would have to be fought by the generation which led the reconstruction of Europe following the Second World War. They named […]
“the dry land which his hand have formed” We’re about to move on from the beautiful section on the Psalm about taking joy in God because of the glories of creation. We’re called to sing for joy to the Lord because of the depths of the earth, the heights of the mountains, the vastness of […]
This is my presidential address from the Sheffield Diocesan Synod held today in Handsworth on the edge of Sheffield. Give us this day our daily bread Presidential Address to the Sheffield Diocesan Synod 13th July, 2013. A few weeks ago I visited the food bank at St. Cuthbert’s Fir Vale in Sheffield. The food […]
Over the last six weeks I’ve been trying to develop a discussion paper on evangelisation in dialogue with a number of groups locally and nationally. The paper is a reflection arising from the Synod of Bishops in Rome in October. It was originally prepared to introduce a discussion among diocesan bishops in the Church of […]
It was very good to meet with Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister this morning, who is also my own Member of Parliament. I met with Mr. Clegg at the request of Christian Aid and as part of the IF campaign. I was joined by to other local Christian Aid representatives: Jackie Butcher, who is […]
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