Editorial: There’s something about Mary

27/04/2022 | Reform

The month of May is particularly associated with Mary the mother of Jesus in Catholicism. Not that there are too many months that aren’t associated with Mary in Catholicism.

The first of January is the solemnity of Mary, marking the … Read More

Editorial: Peace in a warring world?

28/03/2022 | Reform

When Richard Nixon won the US election in 1968, the Vietnam war had continued for 13 years. His campaign promised ‘peace with honour’, but as President he failed to bring negotiations with the north Vietnamese to a resolution.

So he … Read More

Editorial: Responding to uncertainty

25/02/2022 | Reform

My family and I have often talked about how this strange time we’re living through will remain in our memory. The masks are an obvious one. I imagine finding one down the back of a chest of drawers years from … Read More

Editorial: Partied out

28/01/2022 | Reform

The Gospel reading for the Sunday before this edition of Reform went to press was the wedding in Cana, where Jesus turns water into wine. Preaching on it this time last year, I was struck by how out-of-key with our … Read More

Editorial: Counting down the days to Advent

29/11/2021 | Reform

I have realised, to my surprise, that these days I prefer the first day of Advent to Christmas Day. Growing up in a non-liturgical family (‘Liturgy is fossilised worship!’), Advent passed us by, apart from its calendar. I was in … Read More

Editorial: Pagan Gods

02/11/2021 | Reform

Warning! This editorial contains SPOILERS for the latest James Bond film. Don’t read it unless you’ve either seen No Time to Die, or don’t ever intend to.

James Bond, the not terribly secret agent, has existed as a film hero … Read More