The work of the law

09/06/2025 | Reform

As a lawyer, Catriona Wheeler has worked for charities and advised the Church. Now she brings that expertise and outlook to her new role as Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly

Were you brought up in the Christian … Read More

Justice and Unity

09/06/2025 | Reform

Bishop Paul Hendricks introduces Pope Leo XIV

On the day that Pope Leo XIV was elected I was at home, having returned from a conference that finished early. When white smoke appeared above St Peter’s Square to say a new … Read More

Here & now: Harry Booton

09/06/2025 | Reform

Harry Booton tells the story of the only minister to receive the George Cross

I have always been fascinated by military history, and especially the history of medals and how they are won. Recently, I gave a lecture on ‘Christian … Read More

Chapter & Verse: Leviticus 23:9-21

09/06/2025 | Reform

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg explains the counting of the weeks

In Big Wood in north London, as I write, the bluebells are out, the wood anemones are flowering beneath the ancient oaks and the garlic has emerged in profusion. In the … Read More

Editorial: Catholicism

09/06/2025 | Reform

There’s a lot of Catholicism in this issue of Reform. The old Pope, the new Pope, a bishop, a priest, a visit to Rome, the Sistine Chapel. Not as much RC as URC, but getting there.

Where, if you are … Read More

Art in Focus: Issue 4 – 2025

09/06/2025 | Reform

The Last Judgment, 1536-1541Michelangelo di LodovicoBuonarroti Simoni (Michelangelo)The Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

Those watching the news in May this year, or the award-winning film Conclave, will have caught a glimpse of the stunning ceiling and walls of the Sistine Chapel. … Read More