The context of this morning’s Gospel is perhaps not quite what it seems. We are familiar with this teaching, Jesus encouraging his disciples not to worry, either about their life or their food and ...
The 20th century’s finest actor, Laurence Olivier, had deep religious roots that played a vital role in his craft. Over three ...
The Dean, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, sat down to discuss poetry, history and faith with comedian Frank Skinner. Maddy ...
Pilgrimage is having a moment. Even as census results suggest a declining commitment to Christianity in the UK, ancient ...
It’s mostly dead pigeons, and the odd bird’s leg. Someone else saw a woodpecker. There’s a peregrine falcon who hunts pigeons ...
How would you describe what you do? We’ve made and repaired a lot of vestments and hangings. Copes, chasubles, stoles, altar frontals… We’ve done them in gold, we’ve done them in white, red, green, ...
What does a day in the life of an organ tuner look like? The Abbey organ has just under 7,000 pipes and it’s spread around the building. The general regime for tuning the organ is one full-day visit ...
The first televised service from the Abbey was Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. Since then, and particularly during COVID, digital worship has accelerated. Tim Wyatt asks: is this step into a ...
He is perhaps the greatest of all English humourists, but PG Wodehouse’s journey to recognition in the UK was not without controversy, as Fergus Butler-Gallie reveals. 4 minute read There occurred to ...
Dr Tony Trowles, Head of the Abbey Collection, explores how Dean John Williams, who has no Abbey memorial himself, left the biggest legacy of all. 5 minute read Most Deans of Westminster who retired ...