Tag: Places

Holy Places: Paul Handley

LAVATORIES, parking, heating, comfortable seats if possible, maybe some carpet. PCCs around the country are under pressure to attract new worshippers who would never think of going anywhere without such amenities. It is…

Faith for Holy Places

PEOPLE often talk of holy places as “thin”, where the boundary between this world and the heavenly realm is so porous it’s barely there. These are usually ancient sites of prayer and pilgrimage, or of astounding natural…

Faith for Holy Places

I HAVE always found comfort in the dark. Some readers might find that troubling, especially when said by a priest. Quite rightly, our faith makes a great deal of light — indeed, Christ is the Light of the World. None the…

Faith for Holy Places

A BENCH at the bottom of a field, in a place apparently unknown to anyone except me, becomes a sacred space. It is also a universal space. This bench and the spot on which it stands represent all those resting places, both…

Faith for Holy Places

AS A very small boy, I used to spend summers at my uncle’s hilltop vicarage. When people talked about heaven, I knew where it was. From the window on the staircase, you could see the Lakeland hills; outside was a noble yew…

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