Category: Cathedral Life

Edgar the Peaceable and charters from the House of Wessex

By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist There are approximately 1,000 charters which survive from Anglo Saxon England. Sixteen of them are in the Exeter Cathedral Archives.…

Cathedral Life

March 14, 2025·

“Consider the lilies of the field”

By Canon Cate Edmonds One of the delights of this time of the year for me is the appearance of the range of spring flowers.…

Cathedral Life
Library & Archives

March 14, 2025·

An infinite love of Pi

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Friday 14 March is International Pi Day. It makes better sense in America where the month is typically written before…

Cathedral Life

March 7, 2025·

A Lent of Fruitful Pruning

A Lent of Fruitful Pruning By The Revd. Preb. Nigel Guthrie Jesus said “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He…

Cathedral Life

February 28, 2025·

Life is for Living

Life is for Living Reflection by The Revd Preb Julian Ould I write this article amidst a certain amount of sadness and sorrow. Since the beginning…

Cathedral Life
Cathedral News

February 26, 2025·

Julia Rausing Trust Brings a Welcome Boost to the 2020’s Development Project

Julia Rausing Trust brings a welcome boost to the 2020’s Development Project At Exeter Cathedral, we are immensely grateful to the Julia Rausing Trust for…

Cathedral Life

February 21, 2025·

From the Library: Empowering and transforming lives

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Alongside work to build our beautiful new Friends’ Cloister Gallery and Treasures Gallery, we are also being supported by The…

Cathedral Life

February 14, 2025·

Book Review: On Leadership by Tony Blair

Reviewed by Canon Mike D Williams Leadership is a journey. This book is a disjointed journey of 40 short chapters. There are some interesting insights…

Cathedral Life
Library & Archives

February 14, 2025·

Bread Riots

By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This month’s Library and Archives In Focus event is on the theme of food and drink. The irony of this…

Cathedral Life

February 7, 2025·

A Personal Reflection on A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

By Revd Phil Wales I enjoy watching films in the cinema, though in recent years, my time spent in the darkness of a modern multiplex…