The London Traveler

Back in 1993 the little church of St Ethelburga, on Bishopsgate in the City of London, was devastated by an IRA bomb. The Church of England was keen to demolish the ruins – it would have made economic sense – but there was substantial opposition to the move, and in the end, the church was rebuilt and devoted to a Centre for Reconciliation and Peace.
Behind the church, where there used to be a tiny garden, there now stands a fine Bedouin tent. It’s made of goat hair, in traditional Bedouin style, and was woven in the Middle East. But it’s …read more

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I’ve always hated the self-righteousness of people who ‘give up things for Lent’ – alcohol, chocolate, going to the theatre, whatever.
It’s as if they want to punish themselves. And I notice they very rarely give the money they’ve saved to charity  – nor does their abstinence make them any easier to live with, in fact usually the reverse!
If you want to experience a different side to Lent, St James’s Piccadilly is offering lunchtime ‘time out’ sessions at 1230 on  March 4, 11 and 18.  You’re promised ‘music and very few words’ for about half an hour – there’s a communion …read more

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