Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church

by Sir John Betjeman

(In England, ‘Thanksgiving’ is known as the ‘Harvest Festival’. In towns and villages throughout the country, churches are lavishly decorated with produce – sheaves of wheat, barley and oats; heaps of cabbages, turnips and parsnips; festoons of onions; and huge loaves of bread baked in the shape of wheat sheaves, . . . → Read More: Diary of a Church Mouse

A century has passed since the First World War began, and 60 years since the Second World War ended, yet they are still the most important formative events in world history.

None who lived through them were untouched by them. Indeed, they influenced and informed our thinking, even in the most mundane spheres . . . → Read More: Veterans Day reflections
 on War and Remembrance

The Presidential Election is still a year away and, lamentably, albeit predictably, the political mud is already flying in all directions. But if you think the partisanship is already plumbing new depths, you’d be wise to think again.

In fact, it’s hard to imagine anything that could equal a study of the psychological . . . → Read More: Watch out for mud as
 the election heats up