Wool gathering of a northern dean

Yesterday I visited five churches in connection with a book I am editing.  (The book is called Landscapes of Faith and is on the Christian h...

Shrove Tuesday.  I wanted to be ready for Lent this year, arrive at today with some clear thoughts about how to use this annual gift of the ...

Last week we marked the 60 th anniversary of the Accession.   We honour the dedication the Queen has shown this nation throughout that time...

I used to be on the Church of England's General Synod.  So I sat through long debates about whether women should be ordained as bishops....

Today I was in York for the consecration of the new Bishop of Doncaster, Peter Burrows.   He was a student of mine at Salisbury in the early...

Today I took part in a seminar on values and behaviours at the University.  This is part of a process commissioned by the University Council...

Today we had over 300 children in the Cathedral to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.  They came from schools all over County Durham, and they wer...