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Giving up or Taking up? Bishop John reflects

Welcome to Lent. Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a period of 40 days leading up to

I want to wish a happy new year to all our politicians. Being a politician at the moment must be

Hello, Christmas, in the northern hemisphere, comes at just about the darkest time of the year, so it’s not surprising

Synod met again on Thursday 26th October, hosted by St Michael’s, Linlithgow. Bishop John gave the following address, asking what

Hello. Behind me you can see our wonderful Cathedral – a place of peace and prayerfulness all through the year.

We spoke to Bishop John about hope after the June election, Grenfell and the Cross. If video isn’t for you

I have much pleasure in wishing my many Muslim friends and acquaintances a very happy Eid. In saying that, I

A Response to the Recent Terror attacks Once again we have been horrified by terror attacks in Manchester and London.

The following article was written as the leader column for June’s edition of The Edge – the Diocese of Edinburgh’s

A Brexit for the Common Good I was at a conference recently reflecting on the EU referendum and its consequences.