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Living Stones: Living Hope
By James Mustard, Canon Precentor I’ve been thinking this week about Jesus’ repeated warning in the Gospels of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.…
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Stitches in time
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian The word ‘sampler’ comes from the Latin ‘exemplum’, meaning example. In the 16th and 17th centuries, proficientneedleworkers created samplers to…
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Centenarians
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist In 19th century England the average life expectancy was just 35-40 years (it is now double that). Although it seems…
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The Good, the Beautiful and the True
By Rev’d. Canon Deborah Parsons, Canon Chancellor As I write this week’s reflection, amidst the rising clamour for the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, to…
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Every Blessing
By Phil Wales, Priest Vicar I can’t recall the first time I signed off an email or card with the words ‘every blessing’, but it…
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Keeping The Lines Open
By Nigel Guthrie, Priest Vicar Those of us who have the privilege of serving as Chaplains to the King have had a busy week praying!…
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May Day
By Ellie Jones, Exeter Cathedral Archivist Many people across Britain are looking forward to the long May Day holiday this weekend. Although 1 May is…
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New life in Creation
By Cate Edmonds, Cannon Steward “For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time…
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Ursula Radford’s Devon Church Photographs
By Ellie Jones, Exeter Cathedral Archivist We have recently completed a project to repackage the majority of our small photographs and postcards into special archival…
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S. S. Wesley: Life, Music and Legacy
By Emma Laws, Exeter Cathedral Librarian This month marks 150 years since the death of Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876), organist at Exeter Cathedral from 1835…