There is a poem by Frances Chesterton which opens with the words: 'Here is the little door'. Some of you may know it, more probably as set to music as a carol. It speaks of the visit of the Wise Men to the child Jesus with 'such tiny hands...
How moving to hear Cardinal Hume describe the mystery of the Incarnation! I always think of him when I enter this building and see his tomb. I find myself remembering the day he first showed me his Cathedral. I'd been ordained just a few weeks;...
The great benefit of making a journey is that it can provide a much-needed space for reflection and thought. Although we can prepare for a journey, get the right tickets, guide books and read the literature, it is only in setting off that the...
The imagery and symbolism of light surrounds us at Christmas time: Christmas trees, home decorations, street lighting, and plenty of candles! One of my most powerful experiences of the coming of light is that of watching the dawn, the slow...
David Anthony Andrew Amess was born in and grew up in the East End of London. The son of an electrician and a seamstress, David absorbed a stringent work ethic from his earliest years but his passion was always politics and he studied economics...