A foggy day …
“A foggy day in London Town” – and pretty much everywhere else, as far as I could make out. Earlier …
Category Archives: 2016 Posts
Name and shame?
Should under-18s convicted of a criminal offence ever be named? A report published this month, suggests that the Government should consider …
An exercise in self-reflection
These Christmas days lend themselves to staying in the warm and indulging in a little quiet reflection. Here at Temple …
A Christmas prayer
Heavenly Father, As we celebrate the gift of the Prince of Peace We pray for individuals, peoples and nations engulfed …
Anatomy of a prayer
This year, I was tasked with preparing the intercessions for midnight communion on Christmas Eve. This is unusual, as I …
The road to hell
The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. Today’s paper reports that large numbers of child refugees …
A bit of a pickle
For various reasons, I spent the tail end of last week in a bit of a pickle. It started on …
The complete works
It was a simple enough plan. Your correspondent, a Shakespeare neophyte, would go to the launch of the new Oxford …
Fortress Europe
We have just marked another Remembrance Day. For reasons that I don’t understand, the remembrance event that I attended had …
Not strictly democratical?
“Shall we have a king?” asked founding father John Jay in 1787 during the discussions that led to the drafting …
