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Here I Am
By Canon Deborah Parsons, Canon Chancellor Few who witnessed the Installation of the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday 25 March could fail to have…
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Spas
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist The use of spas – with their natural, often hot, mineral-rich waters – for leisure, medicinal and therapeutic purposes have…
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Book review: The Place of Tides by James Rebanks
By Canon Mike D Williams Gathering eider duck feathers is an unlikely theme for an evocative portrayal of life. James Rebanks, a writer and farmer…
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John Ward: Shipwright, Shoemaker and Shiloh
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Joanna Southcott (1750-1814) was a self-professed prophet, born in Taleford and baptised in Ottery St Mary. She grew up in…
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Much Visited By The Curious
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This year’s theme for British Science Week – Curiosity: What’s Your Question? – encourages us all to be curious about…
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The Great Passion
By Nigel Guthrie, Priest Vicar I’ve just finished reading ‘The Great Passion’ by James Runcie (pub. Bloomsbury 2022) and can recommend it. Runcie is best…
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From the Archives: “Women’s Work”: Mary Adams the Virger
Photo: petition from Mrs Mary Adams to divide the work of the virger with another person By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This month’s In Focus…
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Finding Our Agency
By Morwenna Ludlow, Canon Theologian ‘God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can,…
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Gloomy or Happy Lent
By Revd Preb Julian Ould, Priest Vicar The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, and in the services on this day we mark all…
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The Gentleman Traveller
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Charles William Hempel (1777-1855) was an English organist, composer and teacher. Originally from London, he became organist of the 16th…