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September’s the time for New Year’s resolutions
Every year as holidays end, a new school year starts and summer turns to autumn, I feel like something new is beginning – so much so that I’ve always felt […]
Bishop Hugh talks Change & Renewal at May’s Synod
I hope that you’ve had a chance to read the Diocesan plan. I was heartened to hear someone at the briefing that we ran for Synod members saying that, while […]
Presidential Address – May Synod 2023
We find ourselves today at a significant point in the Church’s year. Just two days ago we celebrated the Ascension (or at least I hope we did – for me […]
Setting the record straight
Over the weekend a report about the Diocese of Truro was shown on BBC Politics South West. We were extremely concerned by the way the report was put together, in […]
A tale of two cities
The two cities we normally associate with that phrase are, of course, London and Paris. Both are cities in which I have been privileged to minister, and which I […]
Bishops share thoughts on February’s General Synod
We have just left General Synod and write to share our thoughts. Although the focus was clearly on the bishops’ response to Living and Love and Faith (LLF), other crucial […]
Living in Love & Faith: College of Bishops proposals
You will no doubt have seen the news of the proposals that the College of Bishops will make to General Synod when it meets in February. Like many of you, […]
We have just returned from the College of Bishops..
Make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace…. until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge […]
Bishop Philip’s Presidential Address – November 19, 2022
It would be very easy to describe this meeting of the Synod as one in which, first, we are considering what it means for us to be ‘A Church that […]
Lebanon: The Face of Persecution
This blog post is intentionally shorter than the others because it is difficult to find the words for what I want to say. And it’s quite intentional that it’s not […]
