This paper was delivered at the Centre of Theology and Philosophy conference on ‘The Soul’ in 2013, and filmed in Oxford on 30th June 2013 (a little over a year before he passed away). Today, his family are sharing this video in…
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The night you died there was a thunderstorm. I lay in bed and trembled at the release of your laugh, electric against the sky
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Stratford Caldecott, the co-founder of Second Spring, died of cancer 10 years ago on the 17th July. In the run-up to his 10th anniversary, some of his friends and collaborators from all over the world are sharing short “letters” to Strat.
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By Russell Sparkes It seems scarcely possible that we have arrived at the seventh anniversary of Stratford Caldecott’s death. While a deeply personal tragedy for his wife and children, his death was also a great loss for the Catholic Church in the…
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On the Unfairness of Life, Death, and Covid-19 By Edward Hadas It’s Easter, for Christians a season of hope and a reminder of eternity, but in the here and now, it’s just not fair. When we are not mourning, fretting, suffering, volunteering,…
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If you've ever found shop-bought Advent calendars a little lacking, and want an easy way to be guided through the season with some spiritual reading and daily challenges to put your faith into action in the run-up to Christmas, you might like…
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