Fulcrum ‘Disconnection destroys us,’ said the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in an online service last weekend, adding, ‘It leads to panic buying, to growing fear and to spiritual and emotional as as well as physical isolation.’ Christian Today. 28 March 2020 Fulcrum
Many Americans are beginning to realise that President Donald Trump poses a grave threat to public health and well-being. Thankfully, public health experts are sounding the alarm, John J. Thatamanil ABC News. 30 March 2020 Fulcrum
A 14th Century mystic who spent a lifetime of prayer in isolation has never been “more relevant”, according to a historian and TV presenter. Janina Ramirez. BBC. 30 March 2020 Fulcrum
An edition of the Tyne Tees Television series A World of My Own, probably transmitted in February 1969, which looks at the life and views of the 90th Bishop of Durham, The Right Reverend Dr Ian Thomas Ramsey. The programme follows him in his daily work, from his home at Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, to … Continue Reading
‘Rev Paul’, who died this month, wrote thousands of letters to newspapers campaigning against poverty. Many of them are republished below. Today, as his funeral takes place, many people will celebrate his life online with the hashtag #Rev Paul. Guardian. 30 March 2020 Fulcrum
It’s a sign of the hardship Americans are experiencing right now that so many have turned to an ancient, little understood and often unappreciated art form in their time of need – Poetry: Yonat Shimron. Relgion News Service. 27 March 2020 Fulcrum
Its legacy will be that we separate the disposal of the body from the commemoration of the life Andrew Watts. UnHerd. 25 March 2020 Fulcrum
The once-a-decade gathering of the bishops of the Anglican Communion, which was to be held in Canterbury, Kent, in July and August this year, has been rescheduled for 2021 in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. ACNS. 24 Maarch 2020 Fulcrum
More than three million people have listened to a hastily arranged service for Mothering Sunday led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The service was recorded in the crypt chapel at Lambeth Palace in a room which contained just five people – including those taking part. The music was recorded by four singers at … Continue Reading
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged stockpiling shoppers to stop hoarding food, telling worshippers there is “no Christian justification” for doing so. PA on Premier 21 March 2020 Fulcrum