On the pilgrim way: Experiencing helplessness

28/04/2014 | Reform

Spring seems particularly beautiful this year – masses of daffodils and magnolia to lift the spirits. But, the weeds are also flourishing, and, following minor surgery on a foot, I cannot wear a shoe to get into the garden. I … Read More

At home with charity

16/04/2014 | Reform

Paddy and Carol Henderson, founders of the pioneering foodbank charity, the Trussell Trust, talk to Stephen Tomkins

Paddy and Carol Henderson opened the first foodbank in Salisbury in 2001. Seven years later, their foodbanks are a national phenomenon, a focus … Read More

Maternal life

28/03/2014 | Reform

The feminist Catholic theologian Tina Beattie talks to Stephen Tomkins

Tina Beattie has offended Catholic traditionalists with her defence of women’s ordination. And, in 2012, she was one of 27 Catholics who wrote to The Times arguing that Catholics could … Read More

A good question: Do faith schools
 have a future?

27/03/2014 | Reform

Each month we ask one question and get four answers. This month: Do faith schools have a future?

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This article was published in the April 2014 edition of  Reform.

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A radical unwelcome

27/03/2014 | Reform

Fleur Houston fears letting in the Immigration Bill

The Immigration Bill is designed, the government says, to “create a really hostile environment” for people who do not have a legal right to be in the UK. In fact, it creates … Read More

Resurrection in the margins

27/03/2014 | Reform

Why does the risen Christ insist on leading his followers back 
to Galilee? Andrew Mayes investigates

Mark’s Gospel has the most enigmatic ending – the risen Christ does not appear in the Gospel at all. Instead, coming to the tomb … Read More