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the role of cathedrals

Sunday, 21 June 2009 12:00 A GMT+01
I'm working on my mission essay (yes, still the same one as I mentioned the other day, it's not finished yet!) and have been reviewing the discussions I prepared for seminar in February. Although it's not a direct seminar > essay, the

PR coup: Durham Cathedral Photo Evening

Saturday, 20 June 2009 5:27 P GMT+01
I the the *most* amazing night on Wednesday. Being in the cathedral out of normal hours with a pack of photographers hardly gives me more of a thrill than being in in an evening with the Dean leading a quiet pilgrimage. In some ways, given that photo

Durham Cathedral photographs

Sunday, 7 June 2009 6:08 P GMT+01
Many visitors hate the fact that, along with many other places of worship, Durham Cathedral restricts photography - or attempts to. And in fact it has got harder to get permission for a photographer's pass. All the more welcome then, is a photogr

see outside the box!

Tuesday, 15 April 2008 9:36 P GMT+01
It's not generally allowed to take pictures inside the Cathedral, and so usually you get to see the standard shots. But sometimes, even when you're so familiar with the place that you almost could imagine one day taking it for granted, your b

evensong

Sunday, 11 February 2007 11:13 P GMT+01
Oops, meant to find time for this straight away, since it's only there till Weds, but anyone needing a good bit of Englishness, here's the BBC Phil and Durham Cathedral Choir doing evensong for the University's 175th anniversary. The reco

good reads

Sunday, 26 November 2006 6:23 P GMT+01
Sorry, this is not me being excessively holy, just there's been a run on uploading material I have just written a book. Now you might be forgiven for thinking that this is hardly worthy of remark. After all, the Canon Professor can produce a work of

can you do me a favour?

Sunday, 26 November 2006 6:00 P GMT+01
Finally! I've had the text of this for weeks, but it has only just made it to the webpage so I can link to it. Aren't there just days when you think "get out of my head!"? Whenever someone comes up to me and says ‘Can you do me a f

God and the war on terror

Saturday, 11 November 2006 1:26 A GMT+01
I attended the first of the new chaplain-organised lecture series in the cathedral last night. Bishop Tom on 'God and the War on Terror'. Very interesting. Or at least most of it was. Or rather, I'm sure it was all interesting. I just found