Relating to otherness is crucial in the journey towards reconciliation: without a willingness to acknowledge and relate to the ‘other’…
Flooding – Waters of Chaos
When the flood came for Noah, he was prepared. He was able to take his family and animals into the…
Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Radical Faithfulness
Today’s celebration is about the planning of a revolution. It didn’t happen in a secret hideaway in a country under…
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Zimbabwe Anglicans prepare for women’s ordination with CofE visit
Bishop of Harare Chad Gandiya has expressed his gratitude for a recent visit to his dioceseby three women priests from…
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Excluding the Other
The present conflicts in Syria, Egypt, Sudan and the Central African Republic arise from complex backgrounds but they all display…
Rochester Clergy Visit Zimbabwe
In the beautiful setting of Peterhouse School in Marondera, 40 miles east of Harare, 120 clergy from the dioceses of…
Difference: Friend or enemy?
There are a number of ways of embracing the other, but the one which appears to be prevalent in society…
Christmas Message 2013
It was improvised and haphazard. Nothing was ready or prepared. It happened in the most unlikely of places. Nobody would…
Embracing the Other
Being able to relate to the other (that which, or the person who, is totally different from us) is vitally…
November: Month for Remembering
November is a month for remembering. On 1st November, All Saints’ Day, the Church remembers the past heroes of the faith. …
Walthamstow Hall School – 175th anniversary
It must have been very hard for those young girls all those years ago to wave goodbye to their parents…
Boundaries not Barriers
Lecture To Clergy Research Seminar 8th October, 2013 Introduction The title of my address is ‘Boundaries not Barriers’ and I…
Other yet Intimate: God’s Unique Relationship
Embracing the other is important for our political and social well-being as well as for our spiritual health. Yet too…
Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup. Thanks & Farewell to the Old: Welcome to the New.
As I was thinking about today's service, words from TS Eliot, the nation's favourite poet, came into mind: In the…
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Freedom, Liberation and Ordination
A few weeks ago was the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King delivering his speech ‘I have a dream.’ The speech,…
Bishop Brian Castle 